• Wildlife

    Butterflies & Birds

    October 25, 2023 / No Comments

    Cheryl and I went looking for unique birds and butterflies this day. I captured the brown monarch, spicebush swallowtail, butterfly using a Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 80-400 lens at 290mm (35mm equiv.=435mm). 1/3200th, f6.3, ISO 1800, Manual Mode. I also photographed the yellow, eastern tiger swallowtail, butterfly using a Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 80-400 lens at 400mm (35mm…

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  • Flowers,  Macro Photography,  Wildlife

    Swallowtail Butterfly

    July 4, 2020 / No Comments

    This butterfly was busy jumping from flower to flower. I believe in belongs to the Swallowtail family of which there are over 550 species but I’m no butterfly expert. Fun Facts:  Butterflies taste with their feet allowing them to quickly identify food sources.  They only consume liquids which are typically nectar.   Butterflies cannot fly below 55 deg. F.  Their…

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