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Butterflies : Inevitablely while one is out hunting for wildflowers one also finds their best friends the insects and particularly the butterflies.  You truly can’t have one without the other. So here are some of my better shots.  Most are taken with a zoom lens and an extension tube so that the butterfly will fill the frame.  It is almost impossible to use a tripod under these circumstances and one must resort to higher shutter speeds.  This combination also produces a very narrow depth of field and the accompanying difficulty of keeping the entire insect in focus.  You can literally expend an entire afternoon chasing a single butterfly but the results can be very rewarding.
Since I am a scientist I like identifying my subject both by common and scientific name.  However, I am not an entomologist.  If you should happen to notice that I have misnamed one of my subjects, please let know.  TWH

Butterflies

wildflower-hunter

Inevitablely while one is out hunting for wildflowers one also finds t ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2008 9:18pm PST

Butterfly's :

Butterfly's

Bresko

Updated: May 10, 2008 10:08am PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

csbyerly

Updated: Mar 09, 2008 9:03am PST

Butterflies in the wild :

Butterflies in the wild

ImagesOfWildLife

Updated: Jan 31, 2008 6:40pm PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

JN-NaturePhoto

Updated: Jan 14, 2008 8:58am PST

Butterflies : Various butterflies.

Butterflies

AliceAnny

Various butterflies.

Updated: Jan 13, 2008 3:15pm PST

Butterflies : Various photos local Parks and Yards.

Butterflies

jprphotos

Various photos local Parks and Yards.

Updated: Dec 21, 2007 11:11am PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

PhotoWorksNet

Updated: Nov 14, 2007 11:43am PST

Butterflies :

Butterflies

Dwayne Litteer

Updated: Nov 07, 2007 7:10pm PST

Monarch Butterfly Migration : Thousands of Monarch butterflies passed through the Baytown Nature Center during fall migration on October 25 & 26,  2007.

Monarch Butterfly Migration

Dwayne Litteer

Thousands of Monarch butterflies passed through the Baytown Nature Cen ...

Updated: Oct 26, 2007 6:19pm PST