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Tag Archives: butterfly
Elusive Butterfly – Ceraunus Blue
These are pretty little butterflies. Their wingspan seldom gets much over an inch at full extension. You see them as bright flashes of blue as the males fly around but they flicker out and disappear as soon as they land … Continue reading
Monarch Butterfly Eggs and Peaches
Today I went out in the yard to see what was happening. I know folks think Florida doesn’t have seasons but that’s just not so. I few weeks ago we had peach and mango blossoms on the trees and my … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bug, reptile
Tagged butterfly, Butterfly Weed, Corn Snake, magnolia, monarch, peach
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Ceraunus Blue – Hemiargus Ceraunus
This is another small butterfly, similar to the Grey Hairstreak I showed in May. It’s about the same size as can be seen here where a Ceraunus Blue is sharing lunch with a Hairstreak. You can see the blue of … Continue reading
Looks like I’ll have one less butterfly this year
I have a Butterfly Weed – Asclepias curassavica in a pot hoping to attract more butterflies. It is a host plant for Monarchs and other butterflies seem to like it too. It seems to have worked because I soon found … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bug, Wildflower
Tagged Asclepias curassavica, butterfly, Danaus plexippus, monarch, weed
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Nikon V1 with the Nikkor 55-200mm VR kit lens
The Nikkor 55-200mm VR is a common kit zoom for the DSLR range. I tried one on my Nikon V1 using the FT-1 adapter. I had previously tried other AF-S lenses but felt that they were cumbersome and the requirement … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Bug, Camera Gear, Shooting closeups
Tagged butterfly, dragonfly, Green heron, monarch, nikkor 55-200mm VR, Nikon V1, Punta Gorda History Park
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A stopoff at Ollies Pond
One of our small natural areas is a place called Ollies Pond. It is a nice pond in a residential area which attracts a lot of wading and water birds. I was passing by on my way back from the … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Camera Gear, Park
Tagged 70-300mm VR, butterfly, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Little Blue Heron, Nikon D90, Ollies Pond, Photography, Snowy Egret
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An introduction to the Wildflower Preserve
The Lemon Bay Conservancy has acquired 80 acres of the former Wildflower golf course and renamed it the Wildflower Preserve. Access is limited to guided tours at present as they are working to create paths and facilities along the trail. … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Bug, Park, Scenic, Wildflower
Tagged 70-300mm VR, butterfly, coolpix P7100, leafhopper, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 VR, Nikon, Nikon D90, Photography, picture winged fly, Skipper, Wildflower Preserve
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Charlotte County Extension Demonstration Garden Revisit
The other day, I was out and about and noticed a lot of cars in the lot at the Extension Demonstration Garden on Florida Avenue. It turned out to be the local Master Gardeners having a plant and cutting sale. … Continue reading
Charlotte County Extension Demonstration Garden
There are actually two of these gardens. One is near the Extension Office Campus near their headquarters on Harborview Rd which is very well kept. The other is older and smaller and located in Punta Gorda at the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Bug, Park, Spider
Tagged agriope, butterfly, Green Lynx Spider, lovebug, Peucetia viridans, Photography, Plecia nearctica, Skipper, sulphur
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Ceraunus Blue – Hemiargus ceraunus
This is the Ceraunus Blue. It is a small butterfly that is limited to the south. Normally, it looks a dull brown as it usually lands with it’s wings folded above it’s back. In the early mornings though, it sometimes … Continue reading