Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, tagged Bosotn Mountains, butterflies, butterfly, canon 7d, Giant Swallowtails, Little Buffalo River, parthenon, red-spotted Purple, September 2014, snakeroot, Thistles, Tiger Swallowtails on September 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Just a small group of photos taken from 20-25 feet with a Canon 7D with a Canon EF300L IS f/2.8 with a 1.4C canon TC. A red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtails, Spangles Fritillaries, Giant Swallowtails on the Little Buffalo gravel bars, Pipe-vine Swallowtails, and saw 6 Monarchs and about a dozen Cloudless Sulfurs today too.
Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, tagged Arkansas, backyard, butterflies, butterfly, fall wildflowers, parthenon on September 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Unusual Insects, tagged butterflies, butterfly, Butterfly Bush, late July 2014, Newton County, parthenon, Pipevine Swallowtail on July 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Butterflies have been scarce due to the heavy rains of July. I saw a few Pipe-vine swallowtails on a butterfly bush this afternoon – the sun just now came out – this photo taken with a 300mm telephoto lens:
Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, Wildflowers, tagged Arkansas, butterflies, butterfly, early morning, goldfinches, longest day of the year, Newton County, parthenon, thistle, tiger swallowtail on June 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
This beautiful butterfly was active very early today (the longest day of the year) on the very same thistle heads that the Amercian Goldfinches have been feasting on thi9s week. It is unusual to see butterflies out so early in the day:
