Strymon melinus
(Shapiro and Tenney)
(Shapiro and Tenney)
I have another photo (a bit too fuzzy to post) where there's a hint of barely there orange on top of the abdomen. And, given how pointy the butt is, I'm guessing it's a boy. Female gray hairstreaks have gray colored abdomens. I'm glad to have him for the count, even if he's a bit worn. Fresh grays are quite stunning and reportedly very common. I first caught him on woolly yerba santa, and then he hopped over to CA buckwheat for another pose.
I noticed I'm developing a fondness for butterflies that tend to perch at about my waist-height, and at Pinnacles that usually means CA buckwheat and woolly yerba santa. They're the ones I'm most likely to capture a natural pose with my point-and-shoot. I've really enjoyed looking at my own macro shots, because I'm seeing details that are impossible in-person. It's kind of a funny thing, I have an excellent dissecting scope with snake lights and several pairs of binoculars, but I don't like using them as visual aids. It's just one of those quirks.
2 comments:
There's nothing like being able to view the details at leisure. I never saw anything under a dissecting scope except plant material, but it was fantastic.
You've been able to get some wonderful close-up shots, John, way better than any dissecting scope.
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