Thanks, Henk, Ann and David! I am sure they do not recognize me; they just hang on for dear life to anything solid until their wings are dry and strong enough to fly. I take them to a milkweed or butterfly bush and gently force them to grab onto a leaf or seed pod. There was a newly emerged monarch in one of the cages this morning. He was pretty strong, and as soon as I opened my hand, he flew high into the air and settled on a nearby cedar. Another emerged while I was out walking the dog. After breakfast, I coaxed him from his perch onto my hand. He held on so tightly I could feel him gripping the skin of my hand. It took a few minutes to coax him onto a milkweed, but that allowed me to grab a few images of him on my hand and on the bush. The three larvae on the bush on my deck are getting really fat; I think they will start creating their chrysalises soon.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 3:43 PM Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan, beautiful creatures and great colors. > It looks as if they recognize you have raised them! > > Henk > > Op 2020-08-22 om 15:59 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: > > Two more images from recent Monarch releases. I find it a bit tricky to > > operate the camera with one hand while holding the other hand steady for > > the butterfly. > > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/8/22/on-the-thumb > > > > > > smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited, hand-held > > Comments are invited and appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
