"Its not all about Birds"

"Its not all about Birds" is a quote borrowed from my favorite Bird photographer Arthur Morris ( Birdsasart.com) . While birders and bird photographers may at times seem focused only on the bird population its not nescessarily so. As for myself, I have an interest in the whole of Nature. I photograph not only the birds but any other wildlife that might present itself for a portrait session. Butterflies are one of my favorites. They are however more difficult than birds. I have chased them from one end of a field to the other and back. I have also encountered much frustration when just as I am ready to press the shutter button my prey is off to the next appealing nectar reservoir. Actually many of my images are just blurs as the prize subject flutters away in the middle of an exposure. And then you have the wind to further complicate matters. So you finally have a stationary subject but its resting place is waving gallantly like a flag. Not for the impatient is this butterfly photography. The photo at left is of a Black Swallowtail. One of my favorites but not one to spend much time at leisure. As I write there are 6 to 8 Tiger Swallowtails fluttering around the multitudinous blooms of our Lilac bush , tempting me to a test of nerves.