Photography

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts) Mon Jun 10, 2024, 03:49 PM Jun 2024

Butterflies & damselflies that fluttered by today

All encountered this morning during a walk in the Muhlenberg Native Plant Meadow, Lancaster, PA.

Eastern comma butterfly

Silver-spotted skipper

Blue-fronted dancer damselfly

Red admiral butterfly

Ebony jewelwing damselfly

Powdered dancer damselfly

Silvery checkerspot butterfly

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Butterflies & damselflies that fluttered by today (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 OP

Wow,.. nice photos,.. tripod ? magicarpet Jun 2024 #1

Thanks! Hand-held with a 100-400mm lens Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #3

Good job,.. now I want to be an entomologist when I grow up. magicarpet Jun 2024 #5

Lovely SARose Jun 2024 #2

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #4

They must all love you, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2024 #6

I ply them with liquor, pills and a promise of stardom Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #7

no time or camer when i spotted a dragonfly today. pansypoo53219 Jun 2024 #8

Great pics! Grumpy Old Guy Jun 2024 #9

Thanks! Mousetoescamper Jun 2024 #10

magicarpet

(19,407 posts)

1. Wow,.. nice photos,.. tripod ?

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 03:54 PM

Jun 2024

Yesterday I saw a swarm of five of them all the same kind fluttering around in ~~flying~~ or I should say fluttering formation.

No camera or photos on me at the time.

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

3. Thanks! Hand-held with a 100-400mm lens

Reply to magicarpet (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 04:05 PM

Jun 2024

The lens's stabilization works pretty well.

magicarpet

(19,407 posts)

5. Good job,.. now I want to be an entomologist when I grow up.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 04:15 PM

Jun 2024

SARose

(1,831 posts)

2. Lovely

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 04:01 PM

Jun 2024

Great pics!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

4. Thanks!

Reply to SARose (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 04:05 PM

Jun 2024

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,966 posts)

6. They must all love you, my dear Mousetoescamper!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 06:54 PM

Jun 2024

Look how beautifully they pose.

Great photos!

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

7. I ply them with liquor, pills and a promise of stardom

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 10:33 PM

Jun 2024

Thanks!

pansypoo53219

(23,165 posts)

8. no time or camer when i spotted a dragonfly today.

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Tue Jun 11, 2024, 02:25 AM

Jun 2024

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,392 posts)

9. Great pics!

Reply to Mousetoescamper (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2024, 03:03 PM

Jun 2024

Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts)

10. Thanks!

Reply to Grumpy Old Guy (Reply #9)

Fri Jun 14, 2024, 04:18 PM

Jun 2024

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