BirdingPI.com’s insect coverage has been somewhat sporadic since the Sr. Editor for Insect Photography ‘retired’/went missing. As such, happy to get the following shots Sunday near outer Gull Point, even if with the ‘wrong’ lens. (600mm prime telephoto = unusual choice for this application.) All Orange Sulphur butterfly (Colias eurytheme) on goldenrod:
And now for something completely different, the “BirdingPI.com weekend award for intrepid nature exploration” goes to this (redacted) individual apparently attempting to walk directly from outer Gull Point to Beach No. 11 across Thompson Bay! The photographer did not remain on site long enough to verify whether this is physically possible, but it is a bold idea. #in_too_deep? #time_for_a_swim
Incredible views of the butterfly! Details are fantastic. Loved seeing the proboscis going to work! I imagine his multi-lens eye was having a good time viewing the Team Leaders one lens!
It was lucky to get one sitting still for a while + lucky ‘in flight’ shot! They flit around a lot = tough to photograph
One other thing: that was one of BPI’s Team Members in the water. (name won’t be mentioned) Looking for elusive water birds!
Perhaps penguins! (Even though we’re close to Pittsburgh, chances of seeing penguins are vanishingly low.) (Ha – a rare BirdingPI.com sports joke!)