Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this Monarch Butterfly was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Monarch Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX Marcro Ring Lite.

The picture of this female Long Dash Skipper Butterfly (Polites mystic) was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, New York.

The picture of this Long Dash Skipper Butterfly Female was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX Marcro Ring Lite

The picture of these Fiery Skippers mating was taken the New York Botanical Gardens.

The picture of these Fiery Skippers was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX Marcro Ring Lite.

I watched these Skippers chase eachother for around twenty minutes taking lots of pictures of their courtship.

The picture of this Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis) was taken in Bronx Zoo. The picture of this Question Mark butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX Marcro Ring Lite

The picture of this Monarch Butterfly was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Monarch Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX flash.
The fourth generation of Monarch Butterfly lives up to eight months and migrates to a warmer climate.

The picture of this Silver-spotted Skipper was taken at the New York Botanical Garden. The picture of this was Silver-spotted Skipper taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Skippers (family Hesperidae) make up roughly one third of all the butterfly species in North America. Sometimes regarded as distinct from true butterflies, they differ in having the club of the antenna bent, with a narrow extension (apiculus) in most species and in details of the wing veins. Most skippers have stout bodies, wide heads, and relatively small wings, and many of them are very fast flyers.

The piciture of this Little Wood Satyr Butterfly was taken at Ward Pound Ridge in Westchester New York. The picture of this Little Wood Satyr Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this European Skipper was taken at Silver Lake Preserver in Westchester, New York.
The picture of this European Skipper was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of the Cabbage White Butterfly was taken at Silver Lake Preserve in Westchester, New York.
The picture of thisCabbage White Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of the American Copper Butterfly was taken at Silver Lake Preserver in Westchester, New York.
The picture of this American Copper Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.