Re: GESO: Painted Ladies

2021-06-15 Thread Alan C
As far as I know, Painted Ladies are the only butterflies to occur on every continent. Alan C On 15-Jun-21 09:35 PM, Henk Terhell wrote: Dan. very interesting these pictures and your efforts to breed these butterflies. Painted ladies are also flying in our region in summer. They are surviving

Re: GESO: Painted Ladies

2021-06-15 Thread Alan C
Thanks for that very informative discourse, Dan. Great gallery too. If everyone had your outlook the world wouldn't be in the ecological mess it is today. Of course the real problem is human overpopulation but one is not allowed to say that. In the end I fear nature will take corrective action.

Re: GESO: Painted Ladies

2021-06-15 Thread Henk Terhell
Dan. very interesting these pictures and your efforts to breed these butterflies. Painted ladies are also flying in our region in summer. They are surviving winter in northern Africa and southern Europe and the first generation in spring are flying to northern Europe. Their population differs mu

Re: PESO: green-eyed hawker

2021-06-15 Thread ann sanfedele
I wonder if they call them DRAGON flies because of their ugly faces.. The guy in flight and the next one are stunning snaps... the last one I find less so because it's rather cluttered , the little beast doesn't stand out as well. ann On 6/13/2021 6:21 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: This dragonfly i

Re: GESO: Painted Ladies

2021-06-15 Thread ann sanfedele
Enjoyed all the info of "start to finish" Painted Ladies.. but in terms of enjoying an image, I'll take the second to last shot on the page.. nice colors and nice geometry. ann On 6/15/2021 12:10 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: As most of you know, I am really into butterflies. I concentrate

Re: PESO: Inspecting the Flotilla.

2021-06-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks for sharing it with us. I really enjoyed it! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 12:02 PM Bill wrote: > Thanks Dan, Alan, Rick, Ann and Larry for commenting on my photo. > > bill > -- > %(real_name)s Pen

GESO: Painted Ladies

2021-06-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
As most of you know, I am really into butterflies. I concentrate on Monarchs, for a number of reasons: They are among the most endangered. They are probably the most beautiful butterflies in the Eastern US. They are marathon athletes, as most migrate from the Northeast to Mexico and back once a

Re: PESO: Inspecting the Flotilla.

2021-06-15 Thread Bill
Thanks Dan, Alan, Rick, Ann and Larry for commenting on my photo. bill -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PESO: The Granddaughter and the K3

2021-06-15 Thread Bill
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PESO: Dove

2021-06-15 Thread Alan C
A lone Cape Turtle Dove enjoying the last of the weak mid "winter" sun. This Mopane tree in my garden is about 8m tall and growing at about 20° to the vertical. It will start losing its leaves in August, our coolest month. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51249882945/ K5 & DA 18-55

Re: Just a ducky story

2021-06-15 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
That's a ducking cute story. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 9:29 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > This story (and video snippits ) went viral in NYC quickly - made me > smile - encountered on my morning TV news

Just a ducky story

2021-06-15 Thread ann sanfedele
This story (and video snippits ) went viral in NYC quickly -  made me smile  - encountered on my morning TV news station where the videographer was interviewed... https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/why-did-ducks-cross-road-get-bagel-store -- ann sanfedele photography https://annsan.smugmu