Butterflies are as hard for me to photograph as bumblebees.
My camera has only one lens so getting tight is a must. The problem? When you are small and weigh less than a whisper, looming shadows spell trouble. You leave. Sigh.
So I changed tactics, heading out at either end of the day in search of late risers or early-to-bedders.
Persistence paid off.
Northern Pearl Crescent Butterfly Phyciodes morpheus
The Lens and I 
Yup, pearl crescent. They seem quite plentiful this year.
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Thanks Ed! Are you a butterfly guy? I’m a newbie at ID’ing them and to my unpracticed eye several of them look the same. As for numbers, yes here too they seem to be everywhere which is why I thought it was time we met. 🙂
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I’m not a butterfly guy, per se, but I have been having fun ID’ing them through many books and other ‘butterfly’ people. Crescents and skipper seem to be everywhere.
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Beautiful photos Sally. Butterflies have always been a favourite of mine 🙂
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Thanks, Pete. I struggle sometimes with my camera’s limitations but I’m also finding some work-arounds.
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You are welcome Sally 🙂 I understand, I am the same, and it can be quite frustrating sometimes. But because their is a passion for nature and capturing its beauty and wonder we find a way, don’t we? 🙂
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Indeed. Judging by the high quality of your work (a goal for me to aim for tho’ not necessarily reach) you’re doing most things right. 🙂
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Why thank you 🙂 But I generally take many photos of the same subject if it keeps still enough, and many of those don’t turn always turn out, and I end up deleting many once I view them via the PC. Hey, you take really good pics also!
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Thank goodness for the virtual trash basket. 🙂
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Indeed! And it soon gets pretty full and has to be emptied regular lol! 🙂
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🙂
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I’m new to all this myself, and I’m really quite amazed by the ability of butterflies and other insects to sense movement from even quite a distance. Your photos are proof of the success of your plotting, though. I don’t beieve I’ve ever seen this butterfly, and it’s a real charmer.
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Ah, another novice in the world of wings! If I’d ever seen it before it didn’t register. But since it let me get so close I decided I should at least try to find out who it was. 🙂
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