{"id":14432,"date":"2021-06-29T06:20:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2021-06-29T06:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:20:38","slug":"mating-northern-crescent-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14432","title":{"rendered":"Mating Northern Crescent Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"14431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=14431\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?fit=2000%2C1662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1662\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1624798664&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;139.53&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc07791\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?fit=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?fit=904%2C751&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=904%2C751&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=1024%2C851&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=768%2C638&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=1536%2C1276&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?resize=904%2C751&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/dsc07791.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Crescent Butterfly: Emmon\u2019s Preserve, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA \u2014 I frequently see dragonflies in a mating wheel in flight\u2026mating butterflies less often. It amazes me that mating butterflies, joined as the are back to back, can fly at all, but they do. There were several pairs in the meadows at Emmon\u2019s Preserve when I visited on Sunday. I managed this shot of one with the Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Polarr and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-14432\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14432&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-14432\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14432&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14432&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Crescent Butterfly: Emmon\u2019s Preserve, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA \u2014 I frequently see dragonflies in a mating wheel in flight\u2026mating butterflies less often. It amazes me that mating butterflies, joined as the are back to back, can fly at all, but they do. 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