a place to be
Click on photo to enlarge - © 2009 jim otterstromMilkweed is the host plant for the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Here a male Monarch feeds on one of three Narrow-Leaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis) growing in our garden.
Labels: insects, native flora, native plant garden, wildflowers, wildlife
posted by Jim at 9:18 AM
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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4 Comments:
Very nice shot. I love the clear resolution. I spent yesterday taking photos of monarchs, black swallotails and attempts at a zebra without success.
Hi Tabor-
I usually use my camera's macro or super-macro mode to photograph flowers and insects, with noticeably sharper results, but this male was the first Monarch I've seen here this year (Monarch Butterflies aren't real common in Big Bear) and I didn't want to scare him off, so I took this photo from about 7 feet away at full zoom, 100mm, or the equivalent of 560mm in 35mm format.
My relatively inexpensive (compared to an SLR) Canon SX10IS has image stabilization and I took 13 pictures of the Monarch, 3 or 4 of which I considered sharp enough to keep.
This one was shot in manual mode at full zoom, f/5.7, 1/200th, ISO 80.
I have another which shows the Monarch with his wings fully open so you can see the two patches of pheromone dispersing androconial scales on his hind wings.
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