Good catch Jim. We have a lot of those around here also but they are
hard to catch. Busy fliers. I've never noticed one flying with his
proboscis hanging out but I guess it makes sense if you are only
headed for the next flower.
Charlie
On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The yellow Clouded Sulphur butterflies have been around the spider lilies
> this week, but they are difficult to approach. I decided to try to grab an
> image of one in flight. It was not until I processed the image that I
> realized he was flying with his tongue fully extended. This is about a 10%
> crop of the 4/3 image.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Clouded+Sulphur+B_fly+in+Flight.jpg.html
>
> Olympus E-1 with Leica Elmarit-R 60mm Macro, ISO 200, 1/4000 at f/2.8, RAW
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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