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Aug 15, 2019 20:33 |  #331

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Aug 18, 2019 07:24 |  #332

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Aug 18, 2019 08:44 |  #333

I captured a skipper myself yesterday afternoon.

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Aug 18, 2019 12:22 |  #334

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Aug 20, 2019 10:27 |  #335

When I'm out photographing birds, I often see butterflies and moths in beautiful settings. Here are a few examples...

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Aug 20, 2019 12:39 |  #336

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Aug 20, 2019 19:02 |  #337

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Aug 22, 2019 07:33 |  #338

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Aug 24, 2019 15:39 |  #339

Silver-spotted Skipper watching over a Tiger Swallowtail.

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Aug 24, 2019 16:17 |  #340

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Skipper watching over a Monarch.
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Nice shot, but its caption needs an adjustment. Your monarch is a tiger swallowtail.


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Aug 24, 2019 17:53 |  #341

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Nice shot, but its caption needs an adjustment. Your monarch is a tiger swallowtail.

Yep, fixed! Thanks!


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Aug 25, 2019 18:27 |  #342

Painted Lady

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Aug 26, 2019 10:19 |  #343

gossamer88 wrote in post #18915808 (external link)
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Superb shot! We will attribute the adding of the in-flight Skipper to superlative skill! :lol:




  
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Aug 26, 2019 15:12 |  #345

Another Painted Lady - a very worn and faded individual. The blacks have gone brown and the orange bits are going brown too.

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