So after Anya finished her shopping at the antique sale she went to (while I was visiting Sugarloaf Mountain), we decided to grab some lunch and take a bit of a walk along the C&O Canal at Point of Rocks, MD. We eventually found a picnic table and ate our lunch. As we were finishing up, this little guy stopped by to say hello...

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/200 sec at f/16. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in eTTL mode. Image Stabilization on. ISO 100. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw

Surprisingly, a few minutes later, a female (I think of the same species) showed up...

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/200 sec at f/16. Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash in eTTL mode. Image Stabilization on. ISO 100. RAW processing in Adobe Camera Raw

I tried to play match-maker, and the male was putting on some decent displays (which I should have tried to get video of), but the female would have nothing of it and quickly ran off.

Regardless, it was an interesting encounter and chance to observe the mating rituals of such tiny little critters.

- Bill