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 this female Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly was taken in Central Park. The picture of this Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON MR-14EX Marcro Ring Lite.

Dragonflies are one of the most maneuverable insects.

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 Bumblebee on flower was taken in Shrewsbury, Vermont. The picture of this Bumble Bee on flower was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I photograph insects with a dedicated macro lens that allows me to get within inches of the subject and can capture lots of detail. I have observed that many insects and plants have a hairy surface called indumentums. The body hairs on bees are branched or feather-like making them well adapted for retaining pollen grains that the bee brushes against as it moves about on a flower. Much of this pollen is transferred by the bee from its body hairs to the pollen baskets on the outer surfaces of the hind legs.

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 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.

The picture of this Crossline Skipper butterfly was taken at the Lenoir Nature Preserve in Westchester New York. The picture of this Crossline Skipper was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I enjoy the shape of this Skipper’s probiscus in this picture.

The picture of this Red Admiral Butterfly was taken in the Lenoir Nature Preserve in Westchester New York. The picture of this Red Admiral Butterfly was taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I caught this handsome butterfly early as he was warming up in the sun.