[Leica] IMG: Tuesday's Butterflies

[Don Dory]

Butterfly bushes to the rescue.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020, 1:09 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> I wandered out to the Buddleia, not expecting to find anything, and,
> looking very closely, realized that the small spot that I saw was
> actually a tiny butterfly, smaller than my little finger nail.
> Extensive searching online leads me to believe it is a Red-banded
> Hairstreak.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200929-P9299431.JPG.html
>
> While I was pursuing the Hairstreak, a larger butterfly landed for a few
> seconds, so I grabbed four shots before it departed. Here is the best
> one of a Painted Lady.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200929-P9299429.JPG.html
>
> Olympus E-1 with ZD 50/2.0 Macro.
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
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