On 3/18/2019 1:11 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
That's an interesting one, Moose. I can't find it under butterfly or moth. Maybe it blew in on some of the recent
storm winds. It appears to have had a rough trip!
Certainly frayed. Our storms mostly come down from the Gulf of Alaska; not a lot of flutterbys up there in the winter.
:-) OTOH this garden, just up the hill from us, is a repository, protector and breeder of all California plant species.
Thus, there are some flutterby species that breed only on certain plants that may be found there, but nowhere in the
immediately surrounding area.
For example, there are some beautiful, dark flutterbys that only breed using the Dutchman's Pipe vine. They are common
in the garden later in the year. Unfortunately, I've never seen one land for more than a couple of seconds, so I have no
photos - constant motion.
This may be another example?
Nice image!
Thanks! It stayed in the same place for some time, sucking on a cluster of manzanita blossoms, wings mostly closed, but
occasionally opening. I'd love more DoF, but focus stacking is impossible for something moving like this.
Fluttering Moose
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