I've done better shots of the Skippers, but this one was on the young b'fly
bush, so I tried to capture a shot. The ones with silver marks are much
more striking.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Silver+Spotted+Skipper+on+Red+Clover.jpg.html
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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> Enjoyed that shot of the skipper. Some seem to be plain Janes but
> there are some interesting ones too. Bob is right--Monarchs out in
> force here today too---perhaps fueling up to brave Irene.
> In fact it was b'flies out to wazoo in our back garden. I had planed
> to just check out my just arrived CV 90/3.5 on the 4T for a few minutes
> but after a few macro shots on tripod
> couldn't resist chasing the critters. The sun came out for 30min or
> so. Shot out a roll of Ektar. Monarchs were not cooperating but
> there were also Black Swallowtails, Silver-Bordered fritillaries, Great
> Spangled Fritillaries
> and one red-spotted purple. The Viv S1 90 macro seems a tad easier to
> focus quickly by leaning for this job. We'll see if anything is worth
> keeping.
>
> It is now coming down in buckets and
> tomorrow will definitely not be a B'fly day.
>
> Battening down the hatches, Mike
>
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