{"id":19746,"date":"2024-08-28T06:51:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19746"},"modified":"2024-08-28T07:12:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T11:12:48","slug":"maine-painted-lady-on-blazing-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=19746","title":{"rendered":"Maine! American Lady on Blazing Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"19745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=19745\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1851&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1724580347&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;214&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc01665-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?fit=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?fit=904%2C837&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=904%2C837&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C948&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=768%2C711&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1422&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?resize=904%2C837&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dsc01665-1.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>American Lady Butterfly on Northern Blazing Star: Kennebunk Plains Nature Conservancy, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2024 \u2014 Both the Monarchs and American Lady butterflies are coming through southern Maine in big numbers the past two weeks. It is not a coincidence that it is also the height of the season for blooming Blazing Star which attracts both of them. As long distance migrants both need all the energy they can get. Sony a6700 with Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 321mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Insect recognition auto focus. 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