The Admirals were out in number in the logged-over hills above Castle Rock yesterday, very actively flying in the hot afternoon sun. When one of them alighted on a fern beside the road, I motioned for my companion to stop in his tracks. I first snapped a quick documentation photo, ensuring that I had the species "in the bag," and then began edging closer until I was able to get this shot. Lorquin's is a creature of open spaces, one of the rewards for hiking through areas others might find uninteresting.
365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Limenitis Lorquini, Lorquin's Admiral
The Admirals were out in number in the logged-over hills above Castle Rock yesterday, very actively flying in the hot afternoon sun. When one of them alighted on a fern beside the road, I motioned for my companion to stop in his tracks. I first snapped a quick documentation photo, ensuring that I had the species "in the bag," and then began edging closer until I was able to get this shot. Lorquin's is a creature of open spaces, one of the rewards for hiking through areas others might find uninteresting.
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