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04-JUN-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Silvery blues (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

The spring azures are just about gone now (although there are still a few around), replaced by this other common blue, the silvery blue. I saw at least 8 around FWG, including this mating pair. The only other butterfly I saw was cabbage white, about 3 of those.

The weather was lovely and sunny today, and birds were active. In addition to the usual species found at this time of year, there was a cedar waxwing, a cooper's hawk (in the backyard garden), a turkey vulture soaring around over the garden, and a pair of house wrens nesting.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/800s f/5.6 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

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Lieve Snellings08-Jun-2013 14:17
Fantastic details ! V
Marcia Colelli07-Jun-2013 13:58
Nice capture of this loving pair V
Guest 06-Jun-2013 16:46
What a great photo Christine. When I first saw it in the smaller format it almost looked like a perfect reflection of one butterfly. A neat visual illusion.
Claudia
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet05-Jun-2013 23:45
Magnificent capture.
Pierre05-Jun-2013 22:57
Une superbe prise de vue, une belle observation! V
joseantonio05-Jun-2013 19:47
Seems to have been a lovely day for birdwatching.v.
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