Tag Archives: butterflies

My Top Ten Photos for 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by the roused bear

I do a lot of nature photography throughout the year, and here are my ten favorites: I like this one so much I had a large print of it made, and it is hanging on my wall. This is a … Continue reading →

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In Iowa, Thinking about the Texas Butterfly Festival…

Posted on November 12, 2021 by the roused bear

Wednesday it rained most of the day, so I spent most of it looking at my photos from the Texas Butterfly Festival and trying to identify what I had. Yesterday was sunny with a chilly wind. Today it is snowing. … Continue reading →

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Adventures with Butterflies–The Texas Butterfly Festival

Posted on November 5, 2021 by the roused bear

It is 1,264 miles from my home in Woodward, Iowa to the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas. Google Maps says you can drive it in 18 hours and 7 minutes. I just got back yesterday. You probably need to … Continue reading →

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I Break for Butterflies

Posted on August 18, 2021 by the roused bear

Today I had an errand to run, but as I was going to my garage I saw a butterfly. So I went back into the house to get my camera, and took a few photos. This is a red-spotted purple. … Continue reading →

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A Morning in Nature

Posted on May 24, 2021 by the roused bear

I spent the morning walking around in nature today. I was mostly looking for butterflies, but it was not a good day for them. May is always a time of low butterfly numbers, and it was too cloudy for those … Continue reading →

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A Better Day for Butterflies

Posted on June 22, 2019 by the roused bear

I have been a little disappointed this year with my butterfly photography.  To get good butterfly photographs you have to have a good habitat for them.  I moved this spring, and I have had a hard time finding some good … Continue reading →

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More Butterflies from Saturday

Posted on July 24, 2018 by the roused bear

Last Saturday I visited Waubonsie State Park.  My post from Sunday shows some of the critters I saw.  Here are some more of the butterflies I saw. Hackberry emperors were common throughout the wooded areas. I got some help with … Continue reading →

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Critters from Yesterday and Today

Posted on June 3, 2018 by the roused bear

I have been lucky enough to get out and chase butterflies and other critters this weekend.  Yesterday I went to Big Creek State Park in Polk County, Iowa and today I went to Medora Prairie in Warren County, Iowa. This … Continue reading →

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Chasing Butterflies

Posted on April 29, 2018 by the roused bear

We have had a late spring, although finally it has warmed up.  As of yesterday I had not seen a wild butterfly this year.  I wanted to change that.  I went to Waubonsee State Park yesterday, which is about a … Continue reading →

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Muddy knees, Wind Blown Seeds, and Butterflies

Posted on November 24, 2017 by the roused bear

Yesterday and today I got outside and did a little bit of photography, after a hiatus that has been caused by weather and life events. These are the seed pods of common milkweed. Here is a single seed that has … Continue reading →

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