All from the Butterfly house at Melbourne zoo, shot using the IR mod camera with a 590nm filter and 35mm … More
Tag: butterfly
The tiny photo bomber
A photobomberpillar? This morning I was trying to capture an image of the mouthparts on this tiny 3-4mm monarch caterpillar, … More
Butterfly through a vintage lens
One of the things I most enjoy about my mirrorless camera is its ability to use (with a suitable adapter) … More
Caterpillage
Look, an early monarch caterpillar, one of two hatchlings now munching through the remains of last year’s tattered swan plant. … More
Unfurling
The last of the summer monarch butterflies escaped it’s chrysalis today, pictured here climbing up to a suitable branch as it … More
Butterflies start to flutter by
My two-shrub settlement’s worth of Monarch caterpillars have started to emerge as wonderfully gaudy Monarch Butterflies. These late-season Monarchs will … More
Happy monarchs-to-be
I’m enjoying the hungry little caterpillar scenario being played out on the swan plants (milkweed) in a pot at the … More
Drinking bees and hungry caterpillars
Swan Plant (milkweed) is bringing hungry bees to my garden at the moment, suggesting someone near by has an urban … More
