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Butterfly Photos
I try to capture butterfly photos when the opportunity
presents itself. This means when a butterfly happens to distract
me from birding and bird photography, and it actually sits there
giving me a chance to set up and shoot. I'm still very much a
novice at identifying butterflies and their plant relationships.
So, if you disagree with the name I've put to the following butterflies
photos, please
send me a note to explain. I'd like to learn something new.
Please do not copy any image without first asking
for permission. All photos © 2003 Les Chibana.
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Alaska - June 1 through 23,
2003
In 2003, I co-led a birding, wildflowers and
(other) wildlife trip to Alaska for the Sierra Club Outings
program for the second time. The primary leaders of this
trip, Carol and Howard Dienger, have been leading this trip
for six years and, along with co-leader Kay Partelow, they
have honed it to an exceedingly wonderful Alaskan experience.
This time, I paid attention to butterflies. I managed to
photograph a handful of them, as well as some moths. |
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Yuba Pass, Sierra County,
CA - June 27 through 29, 2003
These are some of the butterfly sightings
made during my BirdNutz trip to the Yuba Pass area this
summer. The group shots were taken near Bassett's Station
within a few feet of the North Yuba River. It's been suggested
that they were drinking, but there was no puddle of water
visible. Could they have been acquiring some minerals? |
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Greenhorn Mountains, Kern
or Tulare County, CA - August 2, 2003
I was in search of hummingbirds attending
natural nectar resources in these mountains of the southern
Sierra Nevada. Alison Sheehey and I came upon a patch of
Monks-hood flowers, the first I had ever seen. A small creature
flew in and began to work the flower patch. I was surprised
to see that it was a Sphinx Moth! |
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