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| Pipevine Swallowtail, SF Botanical Garden |
A late-morning dentist appointment precluded a more ambitious photo outing, so I biked down the hill to the SFBG to spend more time trying to get comfortable with the new Z8 and 180-600mm lens, and to try again with the resident butterflies.
The camera is great at finding birds' eyes, but there is no setting for insects (yet), so there's a bit of setting-switching to do when trying to photograph both birds and insects. I think I did a little better today at putting the focus point on the butterflies' eyes than last time.
A lot more caterpillars are on the pipevine leaves now. The gardeners recently replanted the area, and although they kept some of the pipevine plants intact, they are trimmed way back. I hope there's still enough leaves to support all the larvae.
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| Some of the butterflies are still laying eggs on the sparse pipevine leaves. |
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| California Towhee |
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| At the time I shot this I didn't realize the red-shouldered hawk was getting photo-bombed by a passing jet. |
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| Townsend's Warbler in Puya chilensis |
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| Guardian of the Succulents |
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| Allen's Hummingbird and Salvia spathacea |
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| Hummingbird Sage |
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| Pipevine Swallowtail Larvae |
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| These purple flowers come with color saturation already turned up to eleven. |
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| In addition to the pipevine planted on the north edge of the new nursery and reservoir, there's another patch on the north edge of the California Garden (and another in the Redwood Grove). |
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| About to Take Wing |
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