On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:38 -0400, "frank theriault" <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > There were thousands upon thousands of these all over the park by the > lake this past weekend. From afar they just look like purple-winged > moths, about and inch or two long. It's only when you get closer up > that you see their orange heads and iridescent abdomens (I think > that's the abdomen - below the head). They spend most of their time > in the air, and if they're perched they will flit off once you get > closer than about 2 or 3 feet, so I didn't get as many good shots as > I'd have liked. This one was one of the better ones: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/moth.html > > Hope you enjoy. The insect-catching birds certainly enjoyed; they > were having a field day!
Excellent - I like the detail in the 'feelers' (if that's what they're called) Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
