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17-JUN-2010

Butterfly Party! (European Skippers & Northern Crescents)

In attendance are 7 European Skippers and 2 Northern Crescents. Today I must have seen 150+ European Skippers. This short piece of path was still damp after yesterday's rain and as I walked along I was flushing anywhere from 5 to 12 of them with every step. It was incredible. But it was also a bit annoying because it made identifying other skipper species very hard.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM
1/320s f/13.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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larose forest photos18-Jun-2010 03:06
Fabulous!!! I love it when you see a whole bunch like this. One year at MacKay Lake in Rockcliffe, I saw about 50 European skippers doing this mudpuddling. Not seen such a number since. This is great. V
Hank Vander Velde17-Jun-2010 22:55
Nice find and shot Chris.
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