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Heute habe ich einige Test Shots mit meiner Sony A7IV gemacht, unteranderem habe ich hier den Tracking Verfolgungsmodus ausprobiert :) Die Sony kann nicht nur Vogelaugen Fokus 😄
Sie hat die Libelle sofort getrackt, einfach Klasse 📷💯👍👌
Bild habe ich ein wenig gecropt, da Sie recht Nahe vor mir war :)
There are loads of Dark edged beeflies around at the Willington reserve so I am hoping for some better shots on hawthorn flowers as these were all large crops
i saw this terrorist in my garden..was trying to attack flowers..look at his head, looks similar to a cartoon, but cant remember the name...
This image was taken during my departure from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort Kentucky. These butterflies are more beautiful in person that I ever imagined. I recognized it as a red-spotted purple because of all of the beautiful images I have seen of them. Since I am normally in my backyard while taking butterfly images, I am not used to having an audience while shooting. Had this not been my first time seeing the red-spotted purple, I may have simply walked by. But since it was my first sighting, I could not. I had to change my lens from the 55-150 MM to the 150-600 MM, then I started trying to shoot. People kept getting in the way and asking what I was doing. This made getting any shot more difficult because I was dodging people and trying to get a decent angle for a shot, all the while trying to be courteous by answering questions about what I was shooting, why I was shooting it and what kind of butterfly it was etc. Getting a butterfly image has more than enough challenges without adding people to the mix. However, I'm grateful for the experience. I just wish I had pictures of the faces that people were making when they discovered that I was simply trying to photograph a butterfly :)
I hope you enjoy your daily challenges, happy snapping.
Red Pentas are certainly a favorite nectar plant for the monarchs in the garden. Actually, all of the butterflies seem to favor the red ones. The delicious penta being enjoyed in this image sits in the sunniest spot of the yard. The grayish coloring of the background comes from the deep shadows in the distance.
Garden Chafer and what a treat for me, this is the first time I have seen these so I was delighted it stayed just long enough for two photos,.
I went out very early to plant milkweed and do a bit of trimming and weed pulling. There were There are a lot of monarchs, queens, goldrims, zebra longwings, gulf fritillaries, skippers, sulfurs, giants, etc. flitting about here and there trying to distract me, but I was determined to stay focused.
Stay focused I did, right up until about ten o'clock when this guy showed up. One perfect male tiger swallowtail sipping nectar and waiting for a female to show up. He looked magical in the light where he was moving from flower to flower. I could barely take my eyes off him but decided to hurry in and grab the camera. You know the camera that should always go outside with me, just in case :) I was happy to see he was still in the area when I returned, since he is the one that made me lose focus.
Now I believe I will grab a glass of refreshing citrus water made with filtered water and freshly squeezed lemon, lime, grapefruit and orange juice and lots of ice. Then I will go out and sit in the swing under oak three with my camera for a bit. It's only fair to set an alarm so I don't lose an entire day swinging and dreaming.
I hope you have a magical day, happy snapping.
The Palamedes is not a unicorn but is still a rare visitor to the yard. This beauty is one of the larger butterflies that visits on occasion. He is larger than a monarch and smaller than a giant. The host plant for these beauties happens to be here in my yard. However, I have never seen an egg or caterpillar to bring into protective custody. One of these days perhaps with a bit of luck and a lot of patience, it could happen. I imagine they would be fairly easy to raise like the spicebush swallowtail and so far the zebra swallowtail (my unicorn).
Enjoy your day, happy snapping and thanks for stopping by.
It's been a few weeks since I photographed a tiger swallowtail
but I am still seeing tigers in the yard daily, usually not more than one or two at a time but that is still pretty awesome! These beauties come and go throughout the day. I wish I could figure out how to get them to hang out in the yard like the monarchs do. I have plenty of their host plants now and lots of nectar.
I have watched these beauties dart about the yard on and off this summer. They have been staying too high and flying too fast for me to be able to photograph one. That is until a couple of days ago. This one seemed to be tired of looking for a a mate and was tempted by the nectar of red penta flower. He did not stay long but he did allow me to get a couple of shots. I have to wonder if their wings ever stop. I have never seen one of these beauties with resting wings. The palamedes is a rare visitors to the yard but they do come more often than the zebra swallowtail.
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Taken in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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Butterflies, butterflies, butterflies... They are everywhere. This male Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was flying wildly around seeking a female. Unsuccessful in his quest, he stopped for a moment to refuel and off he went. Unfortunately the only host plant I had in the yard for tigers was removed last week because it was in the way of the pond that is currently in the works. I need to start over and get a new sweet bay tree for them ASAP. Tigers are one of my favorites and I don't want them to stop coming around.
Not sure what this fellow is called. We do have cow flies here, which are large enough to carry off a small dog. Okay, not, but if they bite, they leave a visible hole.
Giant Swallowtails are apparently delicious to many predators. Last season, I was fortunate enough to be able to collect their eggs and raise some in protective custody. They are super easy to raise in comparison to monarchs. They don't eat a lot and their food stays fresh for days.
The host plant in my yard for Giant Swallowtails is wild lime and of course my citrus trees, but they will pass up the citrus in most cases and use the wild lime. The wild lime has thorns and it does not produce fruit.
The giants pictured here are courting. Although, the lady seems more interested in the nectar from the bottlebrush than a date. They continued their journey out of my yard so I don't know if they got married or not.
Have a lovely day and happy snapping.
Explored Apr 21, 2019 #75
Another 'first' seen in our garden, this male Holly Blue was seen warming up on the leaves of a Himalayan Honeysuckle bush.
This butterfly is found in many different types of habitat from April until September, including gardens, churchyards, woodland, parks and anywhere its food plants and nectar sources can be found.
The adults are most easy to identify when at rest, since their pale undersides are distinctive among the blues found in the British Isles, with the possible exception of the Small Blue, which is much scarcer (and, as its name implies, much smaller). The forewings of the female have broad black borders that are absent in the male. However, the adults only tend to open their wings in weak sunshine. Second brood females generally have broader black borders than first brood females. A particular characteristic of this blue is that it will fly high off the ground, distinguishing it from other blues. In this respect they are more similar in behaviour to a hairstreak.
There are two broods each year, although there may be only one brood in the north. Adults from over-wintering pupae emerge as early as the first week of April in a typical year, with the next generation emerging at the end of July and early August. The main larval foodplants are Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and Ivy (Hedera helix). This species is renowned for fluctuating wildly in numbers, forming a predictable cycle over a few years, believed to be caused by parasitism from the wasp Listrodomus nycthemerus whose sole host is the Holly Blue.
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During a vigorous game of tag, this beautiful monarch was trying his best to hide from the others. Now and again a fellow just needs a break from flitting about and playing chase. Often a game of chase turns to a game of hide and seek.
Everywhere he would land the others would find him, tag him and off they would go swirling about for another game of chase. Then he would try once more to hide and rest his beautiful wings.
When he landed on the cypress in the pond, I thought that he had found a perfect hiding place. Surly the others would not find him there. Very quickly I found that was wrong. The others spotted him, tagged him and off they went again.
Monarchs always seem to be having so much fun. That is unless they are fighting over a lady.
I hope you have a fantastic, fun day. Happy snapping.