{"id":128430,"date":"2024-05-13T03:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=128430"},"modified":"2024-05-13T04:46:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T09:46:06","slug":"common-buckeye-butterfly-resting-on-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/05\/13\/common-buckeye-butterfly-resting-on-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Buckeye Butterfly Resting On Grass"},"content":{"rendered":"

This morning, I am sharing a beautiful Common Buckeye butterfly that I photographed on the last day of April at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

\"CommonCommon Buckeye butterfly resting on grass at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Nikon D810, handheld, f10, 1\/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My dear friend Steve Creek<\/span><\/a> spotted this butterfly when he walked down to the water’s edge of Reeve’s Slough while I took a nature break. I’m grateful that Steve pointed the butterfly out to me and wanted to be sure to give him credit for doing that. I wouldn’t have seen it without his help.<\/p>\n

I was able to get quite close to the butterfly and take frame filling images of it using my backup Nikon D810 with my Nikkor 70-300mm lens attached.<\/p>\n

The way the Common Buckeye butterfly was perched on a blade of dew covered grass in the lovely soft morning light was very pleasing to my eye. I took quite a few images of this gorgeous butterfly before thanking it and walking back to Steve’s pickup.<\/p>\n

Although I am primarily a bird photographer, I enjoy seeing and photographing practically everything I find when I am out and immersed in nature.<\/p>\n

Everything in nature is connected, including me.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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