{"id":1753,"date":"2010-11-10T07:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sipotd.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/10\/11102010-green-malachite-rio-grande-valley-tx\/"},"modified":"2010-11-10T07:48:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T12:48:00","slug":"11102010-green-malachite-rio-grande-valley-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=1753","title":{"rendered":"11\/10\/2010: Green Malachite, Rio Grande Valley TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Animals\/Bugs-Butterflies-dragonflies\/Rio-Grande-Bugs\/6492902_WgnY4#415806554_feNgR-A-LB\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Animals\/Bugs-Butterflies-dragonflies\/Rio-Grande-Bugs\/DSC03483\/415806554_feNgR-L-1.jpg?resize=650%2C477\" width=\"650\" height=\"477\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you read this, I am on my way to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Harlingen, and the RGV Birding and Nature Festival. I always try to spend an afternoon at the NABA Butterfly Gardens near Bensten State Park and the World Birding Center. And I always hope for a Malachite. Two years ago, Malachites were fairly common and I got several good shots, though I am still hoping for the perfect one. <\/p>\n<p>Sony DSC H50 at 468mm equivalent, f4.5 @ 1\/100 @ ISO 400. Programmed auto.<\/p>\n<p>Processed for Clarity, Vibrance, and Sharpen in Lightroom. <\/p>\n<p>Watch this space for this year\u2019s crop of Rio Grande images. I hope. I hope. \ud83d\ude42 <\/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-1753\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=1753&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-1753\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=1753&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=1753&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>As you read this, I am on my way to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Harlingen, and the RGV Birding and Nature Festival. I always try to spend an afternoon at the NABA Butterfly Gardens near Bensten State Park and the World Birding Center. And I always hope for a Malachite. 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