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Here is a very unusual photograph of two tiny butterflies in flight. We have a Fiery Skipper attacking a Dainty Sulfur. This is known as interspecific aggression.
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I am interested in all of your comments. That includes the natural history of the animals.
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OM Systems OM-1 Mark II, Post-processing in Affinity
1/5000, F9, ISO 2500, 150mm, no flash
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Russ, I didn’t realize that these species warred it out in flight. Interesting behavior. I wish the BF was sharper in focus. The skipper is nice and sharp and I like the position you caught him in. I also wish the BG was more oof as it is a bit distracting, probably because you were using f9 to try to get both in focus. Anyway, you sure do well at catch inflight dragonflies, bees and butterflies. I have yet to accomplish that.
Hi Shirley,
Thanks for your insightful comments. I always learn so much here at NPN. This might be the most difficult photograph I’ve ever taken. These animals are really small and they move super fast.
I, too, wish the butterfly had been in better focus. But I was surprised that I got usable images at all. The camera was really cranking in this series, at 126 frames per second, and I actually got about 20 interesting images. These two butterflies were literally in a dogfight. I had no idea that butterflies could be so aggressive. One of these days I should do a composite of some of those images, but that will be time consuming and I need to find the time to do it.
Russ: Great behavior shot and to do better fortune would have to shine pretty brightly on you. I once got two giant swallowtails in flight but I think they were courting and kind of hovering. Again, a great use of your gear, technique and skill. >=))>
I love this image! I have hoped for something similar but haven’t succeeded. You definitely set up the camera for success with that shutter speed. Very nice.
