Forest
Aspen and Pine at Schultz Pass. I can’t help shaking my camera at trees 🙂
Posts from the ‘Flagstaff’ Category
Aug 17
Aug 16
Dreamy
I loved this shot of an Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) and decided I would play up the dreamy look by intentionally de-focusing.
Aug 15
Aspen Nature Loop Wildflowers
An overcast day really made the Western Sneezeweed and Larkspur (Delphinium) stand out on the Aspen Nature Loop. I added a little soft focus.
Aug 14
Police-car Moth
I saw several of these moths on our recent Flagstaff trip and I thought they were butterflies because they were flitting about during daylight which isn’t typical of moths. It wasn’t until I saw their antennae that I knew. If you’re under 50, you might not understand their descriptive name…Police-car Moth… but if you watch old movies or TV shows from the 50s, you might know 🙂
Aug 13
Pine White
Yesterday I posted a shot of a White that had me puzzled because of the orange markings. As it turned out, that coloration identifies the female of the species. Today, I’m posting a shot of the male Pine White. He’s enjoying nectar from a Cutleaf Coneflower.
Aug 12
White Butterfly
I captured this White butterfly on the Shultz Tank trail. A gorgeous but extremely difficult butterfly to photograph. They won’t sit still! Thanks to Tom H for the identity. It’s a Pine White. That’s what I thought but the orange edging confused me. I found out today that the female has orange. Thanks to my Cazba(.org) friends!
Aug 9
Doubting Mariposa Lily
A couple of my Flagstaff friends had identified this as a Sego Lily but because of deeper color in the center and the elevation where we saw it, I didn’t think so. We put our heads together with some experts on higher elevation plants and found out I was right to question it. It is a Doubting Mariposa Lily as I thought. Cool 🙂
Aug 8
Cutleaf Coneflower Art
I’m hoping to find Cutleaf Coneflower in bloom on our upcoming road trip to Flagstaff. This photo was taken on the Schultz Pass trail last year about this time. The background was pretty boring so I played it up by adding various textures. It made a fun print!
