Peacock and Skipper
On January 28, 2013 by lightshedder With 1 Comments
- action, animals, butterflies and insects, butterfly, Florida, Merritt Island NWR, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife
The title is accurate, even if it sounds like a another crime show featuring partners with a complicated relationship. Fiery Skipper, one of the most common of the skipper butterflies, and White Peacock, certainly very common in January in Florida. Of course you don’t often see them posed like this in the same frame. 🙂 This is along one of the dyke roads at Viera Wetlands (Rich Grissom Memorial Wetlands) in Viera Florida.
Canon SX50HS. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Fill. –1/3EV exposure compensation. 1800mm equivalent field of view (1200mm optical plus 1.5x Digital Tel-converter.) f6.5 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 250. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.
I admit I get pretty tired of the skippers by fall but I’d be thrilled with that peacock anytime!