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I will once again have a booth at the 2018 Lee’s Summit Art Festival, October 12-14, in downtown Lee’s Summit. Festival hours are Friday (4pm to 8pm), Saturday (10am to 8pm) and Sunday (11am to 4pm). If you are in the area, stop by and say “Hi” and see some of my latest work, including some from Glacier NP that I captured this August. My booth is #49 and is located on Main Street, between 3rd Street and 2nd Street, and is across from the train depot (and near the Bank of Lee’s Summit). Hope to s…
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Butterflies & Sunflowers
Not only have birds been flocking to the nearby sunflower field … several other winged critters have been observed and photographed. Today’s post focus on the butterflies. One of the first visitors I encountered in the sunflower field was a Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria cybele): A bit later, I found another Great Spangled […]
Posted in 2012, Blog, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2012, behavior, Blog, butterflies, Cass County, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, Monarch, nature, photography, skippers, summer, sunflower, wildflower
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Magnificent Monarch
While photographing birds in the prairie meadow the other day, I was joined by a large, beautiful Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). He landed on a nearby thistle and grazed the flower for nectar for several minutes. When he was done, he lifted off and fluttered above the meadow, likely searching for another flower to feed […]
Posted in 2010, Blog, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: 2010, behavior, Blog, butterfly, Cass County, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, Monarch, nature, nature photography, photography, prairie, summer, wildflower
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