©Byron Towles
July 25, 2024
A Blissful Sip
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Byron Towles
On a summer morning, I followed this clouded sulphur butterfly (Colias sp.) through my camera’s viewfinder as it flitted from flower to flower, hoping to get a good photo. As it finally settled on an aster blossom, its proboscis became visible as it blissfully sipped nectar from this flower, like a kid with a milkshake.
Butterflies are beautiful and provide environmental benefits like pollination of plants essential to plant reproduction.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This photo was chosen as one of the top submissions for Wild View’s Summer Celebration assignment. Congratulations! Check out our current assignment Spots and Stripes.
Canon EOS 5D MK IV with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II zoom lens
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