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Re: [OM] "4th of July" B'fly count at Appleton Farm

Subject: Re: [OM] "4th of July" B'fly count at Appleton Farm
From: Wayne Shumaker <om3ti@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:31:00 -0700
At 6/27/2021 02:22 PM, chasing 'em, Mike wrote:
>Yesterday was the annual count for the Massachusetts chapter of NABA (No Am 
>b'fly Assoc).  I am admittedly out of practice and the cam had some trouble 
>nailing focus with the CU diopter.
>It was quite windy.
>
>The hairstreak outing (usually very high photo yield) was cancelled as 
>Eversource is  doing some construction at the site.  They were warned by the 
>conservation commission not to disturb the flutterby habitat.  I hope they 
>leave them alone.  Sometimes can see 7 species of hairstreaks with one more 
>remarkable than the next. 
>
>
>Here is one image from the count.  It is all I could get to today out of the 
>slim pickings. 
>
>
>https://www.olyendomike.com/Macro-2017/i-pdTRvGL/A
>
>Still chasing 'em, Mike

Very nice shot. Thanks for allowing considerable zooming. I don't remember 
milkweed flowers, or never paid close attention to them. Curious what the 
working distance was with the 100-400 + diopter?

WayneS

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