As promised here are a few butterfly photos from lately. A lot of new species have emerged in the past week or two and I've been trying to get decent photos of as many of them as I can.
I took a break for an hour with my coworker Shane on June 13th, so we ventured into the Spring-garden area to see what we could find. Along with Summer Azures, Northern Crescents, Black Swallowtails, and a few more of the regulars, we also saw:
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| Silvery Checkerspot |
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| Least Skipper |
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| Peck's Skipper |
And the highlight of the walk - 2 adult Eastern Foxsnakes. This female was pit-tagged by Ojibway in 2004. She was 66 grams then (just a baby) and was now over 450 grams. Considering that some of our Eastern Foxsnakes are close to 900 grams, this puts into perspective the longevity of these snakes.
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| Eastern Foxsnake |
A few more butterflies from this week:
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| Northern/Pearl Crescent |
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| European Skipper |
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| European Skipper |
The Baltimore Checkerspots are still common in the Tallgrass Prairie across from the Ojibway Nature Centre.
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| Baltimore Checkerspot |
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| Baltimore Checkerspot |
Some of the next few I am not too sure on the IDs.
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| Southern Cloudywing |
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| Hobomok Skipper |
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| European Skipper |
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| Wild Indigo Duskywing |
In other news, I finally ordered a Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S lens. While not one of the huge telephotos that are 5,000-10,000$, this is still a very good quality lens for a fraction of the price. Image quality appears excellent with this lens - the only drawbacks being reach (its only 300 mm) and brightness (if it is used with a teleconverter). This is my first lens that isn't a macro or wide-angle lens, so I am pretty excited to test it out with some butterflies and birds...
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