Backlit butterfly wings
Apr 26, 2019 09:54:09 #
foathog wrote:
Nice shots. The second one is the bloom of a Button Bush (Cephalanthus Occidentalis), a native pollinator shrub. And hummingbirds love it too.
Thank you. I am a beekeeper, and honeybees also love the button bush. In mid-July around here, when they are in bloom, the the button bushes are almost alive with critters drinking nectar from the flowers. I'll post some honeybee pictures.
Apr 26, 2019 09:57:55 #
Web_Walker wrote:
Thank you. I am a beekeeper, and honeybees also love the button bush. In mid-July around here, when they are in bloom, the the button bushes are almost alive with critters drinking nectar from the flowers. I'll post some honeybee pictures.
thanks, I'd love to see that. I'd love to plant one of those bushes in my yard. But they require both moist to wet ground AND sun. I have one but not the other.
Apr 26, 2019 10:11:47 #
Apr 26, 2019 10:12:51 #
foathog wrote:
thanks, I'd love to see that. I'd love to plant one of those bushes in my yard. But they require both moist to wet ground AND sun. I have one but not the other.
There is a little nature preserve not far from my home, where a little transient pond of maybe 5-10 acres in size. . .is there in the winter/spring, dries up in the late summer/fall. . . is ringed with button bushes. Yes, they have wet feet for much of the year. I don't know about their root system. . . maybe you could bury a large closed container for them to hold the water in. They're not huge in size.
Apr 26, 2019 10:35:06 #
Apr 26, 2019 11:14:50 #
I have an area in my front yard in which I could direct the flow from 2 drain pipes. I have been thinking about establishing a rain garden. Right now it's just in the thought stage. The back yard has a wet area but it's in a lot of shade.
Apr 26, 2019 12:17:07 #
Web_Walker wrote:
Looking forward to the coming butterfly season. Going through some old pictures, I enjoy shooting late in the afternoon, when the sun is low, and catching their backlit wings.
These were taken not long after I got into digital photography with my first DSLR, a Nikon D-70, and either a 70-210 or 75-300 Nikon lens.
These were taken not long after I got into digital photography with my first DSLR, a Nikon D-70, and either a 70-210 or 75-300 Nikon lens.
Nice set Dave
Apr 26, 2019 12:50:45 #
Yes they are and they are worth it. Very nice work indeed. Thank you.
Apr 26, 2019 15:12:51 #
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