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Two crops of the same photo taken on a quick walk around the block…

Two crops of the same photo taken on a quick walk around the block. I really like the landscape crop showing the fiery skipper as it flies from one flower to the next…but after I cropped it, I noticed the bee also flying in the foreground of the original, and I just had to find a way to keep them both in the frame and still draw attention to them.

#nature #butterflies #bees #photo

An orange butterfly flying over iceplant flowers.

An orange butterfly and a bee flying over iceplant flowers.

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Skipper Close-Up (iNat)

Realized this isn’t iceplant. INat suggests it’s in the Kleinia genus, but I’m not sure beyond that.

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Follow-up: The plant is Blue Chalksticks.

Two of about a dozen sparrows I saw out in front of the office building on a short walk this afternoon.

Sparrow on AstroTurf

Sparrow on wood chips.

Two of about a dozen #sparrows I saw out in front of the office building on a short walk this afternoon. At least six were flitting about in or below a jacaranda tree, some better camouflaged than others, plus a few others scattered around the lot.

I’ve got to admit I still get a kick out of editing bird photos in Aviary.

#photo #birds

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Astroturf sparrow on iNaturalist
Wood chips sparrow on iNaturalist

I’ve been spotting monarchs lately, but haven’t caught any photos until today!

I’ve been spotting monarchs lately, but haven’t caught any photos until today!

The first #MonarchButterfly paused up in a tree. I was surprised I could get a clear shot.

The second monarch is injured. I couldn’t see that its wing was torn, but I could tell it was hurt by the way it was flapping its wings on the ground, trying and failing to fly. It did eventually take off, but it landed again soon after.

Bonus: a #MourningCloak from farther down the trail.

#butterflies #photography #nature

An orange and black butterfly perched on a twig.

An orange and black butterfly on the ground, with a torn wing.

A black or dark-brown butterfly with a white edge on its wings, perched on a leaf.

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Perching Monarch on iNaturalist
Injured Monarch on iNaturalist
Mourning Cloak on iNaturalist