Zum #Insektensamstag ein Kleiner Kohlweißling (Pieris rapae) auf Loesels Rauke (Sisymbrium loeselii). Beide Arten stammen aus dem eurasischen Raum, sind also in Nordamerika relative Neulinge.
I needed a few days away from Social Media including #Mastodon but am back now with an image of this beautiful butterfly.
I’ve never gone out intentionally to photograph #butterflies but I’ve been so happy to see so many about on my walks along the river here in #Aberdeen.
So now I’ve got something else I can try to photo and it’s a fun new challenge.
I hope you enjoy the colours and details on this Small Tortoiseshell despite it being a simple “point-and-shoot” photo with no thought for composition!
Back to some wandering this weekend, and in unfamiliar surroundings of #Dorset. Went looking for #MarshFritillary#Butterflies, and wasn't disappointed..... also some great views
Witnessed waves of butterflies flitting through the farm yesterday, ~50 over 2 acres at any given moment.
Tried to capture on camera but they were riding the winds downhill and my skills were no match to their ungraceful (but safe from predators) flight.
They were light yellow/white. I've seen them before in much greater numbers and managed to photograph then. #iNaturalist community says it's the Common Albatross.
Earlier this spring I purchased a milkweed plant for the front #garden and it’s done well, though to my knowledge it had so far failed to attract any Monarch #butterflies. But yesterday was the day, a single Monarch appeared. Then this morning I read that due to habitat destruction and other causes the overwintering population in Mexico was down by 22% this year, so there will be far fewer of them migrating through here, a real tragedy.
Small wildlife seen on a hike near a stream. The main trail mostly ran along the chaparral-covered hillside just outside the riparian zone, but a few branches went down through the trees to the stream.
The lizard was well-camouflaged as it skittered around the tree trunk, in contrast to the two #dragonflies (a vivid blue dancer and a flame skimmer -- you can probably guess which is which!) There were quite a few small blue dancers (like half this length!) flying around the trail uphill from the stream bed. This one was resting on a wooden beam placed across the stream as a bridge. Finally, a checkered white #butterfly in front of the invasive mustard plants that were all over the lower parts of the chaparral.
Today’s hike was a cavalcade of photo errors or missed opportunities. There was a good variety of #butterflies and my first real chance to get shots of Blues. They refused to hold still though, and these two are my best clips of a video. Blues can be hard to ID. I think this is an Edward’s Blue male.