{"id":3074,"date":"2012-08-03T06:09:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T10:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2012-08-03T06:09:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T10:09:52","slug":"boneset-grazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3074","title":{"rendered":"Boneset Grazing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is actually Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum), which I perhaps incorrectly identified earlier in the week as Ironweed. I find pictures of this same flower with both labels on the internet, though they are members of totally different families. I am suspecting the Ironweed name has gotten applied to both plants, because of the similarity in the flowers and growth habits. Boneset is a large showy plant I see growing mostly in dryer areas near water\u2026and a magnet for insects of all types. This specimen is at Factory to Pasture Pond in Kennebunk, where there is a good sized, though isolated, stand of it. I have been watching it daily to see when the bugs would start coming.<\/p>\n

I was actually photographing this Monarch on the same plant, when the bee flew in. Twofer!<\/p>\n

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Canon SX40HS. Program with iContrast and \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation.  1240mm equivalent field of view. f5.8 @ 1\/200th and 1\/400th @ ISO 160 and 400. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness. <\/p>\n

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