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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-26-2010, 05:14 AM
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Thanks, Tom! Douglas, that's a really close-in shot.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-24-2010, 06:47 AM
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That's a colorful one, Pete. This one, which I captured with a 200mm, is pale:
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-17-2010, 05:40 AM
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This one was clinging to the house siding, a moth I've not yet identified. Not a great shot. It was at the limit of my reach and I exposed to bring out the finer details.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-24-2010, 05:41 PM
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This one doesn't approach the exquisite beauty of so many on this page, but I found this "flock" of swallowtails interesting. Someone had thrown a large cobble into the wet mud of the edge of a stream, and the swallowtails were drawn to the disturbed places in the mud surrounding the rock. I could only guess they were able to drink water there.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-12-2010, 05:30 AM
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Gosh, there are so many terrific photos here. Thanks to those of you who know butterflies and moths, I IDed this one as a red admiral (shot with a 200mm telephoto)...
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-08-2010, 12:50 PM
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:lol: If only they would wear their name tags!
Julie, I couldn't agree more with you about the poor moth. I like both moths and butterflies, and am glad that you pointed me toward a possible ID for "my" critter. Googled and found that it is probably the least skipper. Here are some pix and a description.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-08-2010, 10:54 AM
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That's not cheating, it's resourcefulness!:D
I DID wonder if mine was a butterfly or moth, but those smooth antennae convinced me it was a butterfly. So, I googled and found this site which is aimed at kids, I think, and it has a good chart about the distinctions between the two. Still haven't IDed my critter, though.
PS- Great photos, everyone. Maybe I'll learn some new IDs here.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-08-2010, 04:28 AM
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Good idea, Tom. I don't know the ID of this pretty butterfly:
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