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Joined BlueSky on June 7, 2024
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Use Canon R8 camera. Lenses are Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 and a Canon RF 100mm Macro f2.8L.
…destroying democracy and pillaging America.
The people put an enemy in charge.
Continuing to sift through photos this year. Another first time posting.
Painted Lady butterfly for #SaturdayOrange
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Continuing to sift through photos this year. Another first time posting.
Painted Lady butterfly for #SaturdayOrange
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A Kaleidoscope of butterflies on wild Blue Mistflower
Left to right:
Grey Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Grass Skipper
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A Kaleidoscope of butterflies on wild Blue Mistflower
Left to right:
Grey Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Grass Skipper
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Wide shot of a beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly. Our upper meadow is in the background.
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Wide shot of a beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly. Our upper meadow is in the background.
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Macro lens shot of a Cabbage White butterfly on wild Blue Mistflowers.
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Macro lens shot of a Cabbage White butterfly on wild Blue Mistflowers.
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Clouded Skipper going all-in for that Morning Glory nectar.
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Clouded Skipper going all-in for that Morning Glory nectar.
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Common Checkered Skipper butterfly on wild Blue Mistflower. It has an ultra wide range from Argentina to southern Canada. Love its blue-gray hairlike scales on its body. 🖤🤍💙🩶
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Common Checkered Skipper butterfly on wild Blue Mistflower. It has an ultra wide range from Argentina to southern Canada. Love its blue-gray hairlike scales on its body. 🖤🤍💙🩶
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I was reading my Audubon guide about the smallest of the Sulphurs, the amazing Dainty Sulphur. Only a 3/4” wingspan. On wild Asters.
It can’t overwinter so it migrates from Mexico and SW U.S. every year to the MW U.S. and as far as Manitoba.
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I was reading my Audubon guide about the smallest of the Sulphurs, the amazing Dainty Sulphur. Only a 3/4” wingspan. On wild Asters.
It can’t overwinter so it migrates from Mexico and SW U.S. every year to the MW U.S. and as far as Manitoba.
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Monarch on wild Blue Mistflower. They love fuzzy flowers, loaded with nectar.
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Monarch on wild Blue Mistflower. They love fuzzy flowers, loaded with nectar.
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I tried to take more wide shots of butterflies this year too.
Monarch among the zinnias.
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I tried to take more wide shots of butterflies this year too.
Monarch among the zinnias.
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The last day that I saw Monarchs was on Halloween, right before a freeze the next day. A male on a pink Zinnia.
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The last day that I saw Monarchs was on Halloween, right before a freeze the next day. A male on a pink Zinnia.
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Be sure to cut those Brussels Sprouts in half or shred them to release the bad tasting Sulfur. I prefer the shredded hash method with some shallots and finished with some pomegranate seeds.
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Be sure to cut those Brussels Sprouts in half or shred them to release the bad tasting Sulfur. I prefer the shredded hash method with some shallots and finished with some pomegranate seeds.
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Trying to be organized on the meal prep with a list for a change. Duck goes on first to go very low and slow to render out that duck fat to get a nice crispy skin.
Trying to be organized on the meal prep with a list for a change. Duck goes on first to go very low and slow to render out that duck fat to get a nice crispy skin.
The Black Swallowtail was prolific this year. I took almost 1,700 photos of them.
To distinguish sex, the male has a bold 2nd row of yellow, and the female usually has more blue on her hindwings. 🖤💛💙🧡
Photo order: Male, Female, Caterpillar
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The Black Swallowtail was prolific this year. I took almost 1,700 photos of them.
To distinguish sex, the male has a bold 2nd row of yellow, and the female usually has more blue on her hindwings. 🖤💛💙🧡
Photo order: Male, Female, Caterpillar
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I took almost 1,300 Pipevine Swallowtail photos this year. Hard to pick a favorite. This is one of my favorites.
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I took almost 1,300 Pipevine Swallowtail photos this year. Hard to pick a favorite. This is one of my favorites.
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I snapped 1,086 Monarch photos in 2025, about 400 more than last year. Don’t confuse photos with population levels. It’s not a scientific survey. I would say that I simply got more carried away this year. 😁
Love this photo from Halloween. 🧡
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I snapped 1,086 Monarch photos in 2025, about 400 more than last year. Don’t confuse photos with population levels. It’s not a scientific survey. I would say that I simply got more carried away this year. 😁
Love this photo from Halloween. 🧡
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Big 4 black Swallowtails in the Eastern U.S.
Photo and size order
Black form female Tiger (largest)
Spicebush
Black
Pipevine
The underside of the hindwings is telling. Spicebush has blue swoosh thru the orange; Black has solid row of orange.
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Big 4 black Swallowtails in the Eastern U.S.
Photo and size order
Black form female Tiger (largest)
Spicebush
Black
Pipevine
The underside of the hindwings is telling. Spicebush has blue swoosh thru the orange; Black has solid row of orange.
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