Skippers

Today’s post features a common visitor to the butterfly garden… one of the smaller, skipper butterflies. These images were captured while one of the skippers was busy seeking nectar from one of the swamp milkweed flowers in the garden:

Skipper butterfly on Milkweed

Skipper butterfly on Milkweed

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 5D Mark 3 camera body
  • Canon 180mm, f/3.5 macro lens
  • Handheld, with IS “On”
  • ISO 500
  • Aperture f/3.5
  • Shutter 1/4000 sec.
Posted in Butterfly Photography, Insect Photography, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
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