Cicada killers return [View all]

Very difficult to get close, very skittish so macro is out of the question. Here I use the 800mm pf which has a minimum focusing distance of 16ft, so they are not bothered. They act like dragonflies, resting on a leaf, only to dart off and seem to chase something in the air. What I'm reading is these are the males and are chasing off other males, all the while the females are out catching and stinging cicadas and bringing them back to the nest to lay her eggs on.