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While all acclimation days were perfect, when it arrived the summit day the weather changed. A big storm with strong winds stoped our hopes. Then, we were to remain in our shelter during one day more with a lot of nerves on edge. Maybe, the next day would be better.
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FrÃo, viento y una nitidez que permitÃa ver las cumbres nevadas de Gredos. Las nubes amenazaban con mandarlo todo al traste, pero esta vez el talgo consiguió dejar atrás las sombras y posar de esta manera.
I am uncertain about the id. Photographed along Umtanum Creek, Kittitas County, Washington. IMG_8030
Mosquito Ridge Road, southeast of Foresthill / Placer County, California
I decided to check an area that I used to take for birding and happened to find a number of these Variable Checkerspots, a lifer for me, visiting these yellow composite flowers growing alongside the road.
Taken with A Nikon D50 with a Nikkor 60mm macro lens. in a Sea&Sea DX housing with a YS90 auto stobe.
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I hve shown you the Variable Checkerspot before, but all with the dorsal side, i.e., the side when the butterfly has the wings spread. Though the ventral side is beautiful, for me it is the dosal vuiew of the wings (closed) where this butterfly really shines! The patterns are as exquisite as any North American butterfly.
The variable checkerspot or Chalcedon checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in western North America, where its range stretches from Alaska in the north to Baja California in the south and extends east through the Rocky Mountains into Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming. The butterfly is usually brown or black with extensive white and yellow checkering and some red coloration on the dorsal wing.
Interestingly, during the breeding period, males congregate around larval host plants to encounter females. Males court female butterflies via physical displays. Successful courtship leads to copulation, when the male deposits a nutrient-rich spermatophore in the female. In addition, males also secrete a mating plug during copulation that hinders the ability of females to mate with other males.
Every day the flight is different. The clouds are different, the sun is different, the sky is different, the visibility is different. You almost could not imagine the amount of variety possible.
A combination of the tree canopy and strong sunshine produced variable light around this waterfall, the tree in foreground being brightly lit, either side of the falls being in deep shadow. Photographed in Erawan National Park, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
reland has 21 native bumblebee species (including 6 cuckoo species), which are essential pollinators currently facing significant declines, with four species threatened with extinction. Key species include the common Buff-tailed and White-tailed bees, while the rare Great Yellow Bumblebee is endangered. They are large, fuzzy, social insects, with only queens hibernating to start new colonies in spring.
It's only about 1.3 inches, so if you're in Western No. America, keep an eye out especially around breeding season, April-May. found in western North America, Its range stretches from Alaska in the north to Baja California in the south and extends east through the Rocky Mountains into Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming.
Now off to see the grandkids.