{"id":135139,"date":"2024-09-29T02:49:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T07:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=135139"},"modified":"2024-09-28T17:51:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T22:51:33","slug":"clouded-skipper-butterflies-things-with-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/09\/29\/clouded-skipper-butterflies-things-with-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Clouded Skipper Butterflies – Things With Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two days ago, when I shared Huron Sachem skipper butterfly images I said I needed to identify another butterfly. That butterfly was a Clouded Skipper butterfly. Today, I am sharing images of them.<\/p>\n

\"CloudedClouded Skipper butterfly nectaring on sedum blooms \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f10, 1\/80, ISO 500, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Clouded Skipper butterflies, like the Huron Sachem skipper butterflies<\/span><\/a>, were nectaring on the blooming sedum. These skippers were a little harder to photograph and expose properly because of their dark color, but the Canon R7 handled the exposure issues well.<\/p>\n

\"CloudedClouded Skipper butterfly close up \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f10, 1\/125, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I was able to take close-up, intimate images of the Clouded Skippers because they weren\u2019t very flighty and stuck around to feed on the flowers.<\/p>\n

Although these skippers are dark-colored, and some might even call them drab, I found them to be beautiful in their own unique way.<\/p>\n

When properly exposed, there are subtle differences in their colors, hues, and patterns.<\/p>\n

\"CloudedClouded Skipper butterfly at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/320, ISO 1600, Canon 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Now comes the embarrassing part.<\/p>\n

These Clouded Skipper butterflies aren\u2019t new to me. I actually photographed this species in July at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.<\/p>\n

I had just forgotten that I had already edited the image above and hadn\u2019t shared it yet. At that time, I used iNaturalist to identify the species<\/span><\/a>, and that ID had slipped my mind. Oh well, I\u2019m only human after all.<\/p>\n

I know quite a bit about butterflies, but I don’t claim to be an expert on identifying them. To be clear, I never will make that claim when it comes to butterflies.<\/p>\n

I simply enjoy photographing other winged creatures, and these butterflies happened to find their way into my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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