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Nature’s Recycling (Re-post)
(This post originally published in September, 2010) As I meandered around the Prairie Meadow the other day, I came across this Monarch Butterfly caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) feeding on a Common Milkweed plant. As I moved in close and watched it, it was literally having a feeding frenzy on a milkweed leaf. As I watched it, […]
Magnificent Monarch (Re-post)
(This post originally published in August 2010) 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, […]
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 Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: behavior, Blog, butterflies, Cass County, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, Monarch, nature, 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 Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Tags: behavior, Blog, butterfly, Cass County, macro photography, meadow, Missouri, Monarch, nature, nature photography, prairie, summer, wildflower
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