It's getting on towards the time for the Monarch Butterflies to be starting their long arduous migration to the mountains of Mexico to over winter. They are congregating in large numbers to stock up on nectar for that long journey. I find it amazing that such delicate creatures can make this trip and return.
These creatures are very hard to photograph on the wing as is evidenced by my first photo. I missed the focus because this guy, (or girl), landed and took off so fast that I decided to pre-focus where I thought it might land. The flowers are nicely in focus though. The second is nice, caught the one at the top of the frame just as it was coming in for a landing, though I was too far away, and I had to crop it by about 1/2 the frame. The Third photo, I should have focused on the nearest Butterfly, but instead I focused on the one on the right, after which all of them flew off. http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/monarchgallery/gallerymonarchs.html Note: I've decided that the only solution to this is carbon tetrachloride. I think I hate butterflies. As usual comments are welcome but may be totally ignored. -- Remember, it’s pillage; then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
