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First Butterfly Photo of the Year

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I got my first butterfly photo of the year today.  Here it is: It was a pretty underwhelming picture of a pearl crescent.  I have not seen pearl crescents this year until today, and they seem fairly thick now.  I … Continue reading →

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Visiting Old Friends

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

I took the day off from work today, and spent the day crawling on the forest floor taking pictures.  It was like visiting old friends. This flower is called Dutchman’s breeches. I had hoped to see some butterflies, but it … Continue reading →

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Here it is–the Poweshiek Skipper

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

I attended a conference last weekend on the conservation of tallgrass prairie lepidoptera.  I was totally impressed with the turnout and professionalism of the people involved.  The attendance was about 60 people, most of them very intelligent and motivated professionals.  Much … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts about Butterflies

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

I am getting ready to attend a conference about butterfly conservation soon.  I was thinking about some butterfly conservation issues, so I went through some of my photos to illustrate the points I would like to make. But the points … Continue reading →

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More on the Idea of the Butterfly Flux

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

One of the things about blogging is that you can put ideas out there in real time, maybe while they are in the process of being developed.  So I put out the idea of a “butterfly flux,” and since that … Continue reading →

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Last Butterfly Photo of the Year?

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Sunday I chased this dainty sulfur around for about fifteen minutes before it finally settled down long enough for me to get a good photograph. This has been a great year for dainty sulfurs–they are normally an uncommon butterfly in … Continue reading →

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First Butterfly Photographs of the Year

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

This has been an unusually warm year.  Flowers are blooming about three weeks ahead of schedule, and the butterflies are early as well.  As of today I have seen nine butterflies and four species. I was able to photograph the … Continue reading →

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Last Butterfly of the Year?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

We had a warm (for this time of year) sunny day today.  I like to walk over my lunch break, and when I do, I count butterflies.  The days I could go last week were too cool, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Activities

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

A week ago we still had sunny weather and plenty of butterfly activity.  I found a mourning cloak which was drinking sap from wounds on a lilac bush and chased it around with my camera. Mourning cloaks are one of … Continue reading →

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Late Season Butterflies

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

I took this week off as a vacation from work.  As a result, I have been able to get out in the middle of the day to photograph butterflies. The weather has been beautiful, although just a little bit on … Continue reading →

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