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Tag Archives: butterflies
A Better Day for Butterflies
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
Posted in butterflies, Silver-spotted skipper, Uncategorized
Tagged butterflies, macro photography, nature
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More Butterflies from Saturday
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
Posted in Biological diversity, butterflies, Uncategorized
Tagged butterflies, loess hills, macro photography, nature
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Critters from Yesterday and Today
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
Posted in Biological diversity, butterflies, dragonflies
Tagged butterflies, insects, macro photography, nature
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Chasing Butterflies
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
Posted in butterflies, insects, Uncategorized
Tagged butterflies, Henry's elfin, macro photography, spring
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Muddy knees, Wind Blown Seeds, and Butterflies
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
Posted in Biological diversity, butterflies, Uncategorized
Tagged autumn, butterflies, milkweed
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Today’s Critters
Today was a beautiful day and I was able to spend a little time wandering around with my camera. There were lots of cool insects out. This viceroy was taking nectar from rattlesnake master. An eastern tiger swallowtail was working … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, insects
Tagged ambush bug, butterflies, Dragonflies, macro photography
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Recent Butterflies
Butterflies are less common this year than most. Still, there are some good ones out there. This is a summer azure, one of the two most common blue butterflies in Iowa. You can tell the difference between them by how … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, eastern tailed-blue, Silver-spotted skipper
Tagged butterflies, macro photography, nature, summer azure
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Arkansas Butterflies
Last week my coworkers and I left a cold, rainy Iowa and drove to Arkansas to take some classes. It was warm and sunny down there, and after the classes were over we had a little time to ourselves. Others … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, macro photography
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The Ninth Annual Day of Insects
Yesterday and Friday I went to the Ninth Annual Day of Insects, hosted by Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa. I have posted about this event in the past, but it keeps getting better and better. This event is about insect … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, conservation, Day of Insects, nature events
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Wet Tree Watch
It is that time of the year, or at least almost that time of year. Watch for wet trees. Here in Iowa most of the trees are deciduous. The leaves fell from the branches last year, and the sap is … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, insects, rural
Tagged butterflies, February, spring, tree sap, wet trees
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