Eastern Tailed-Blue
I love watching butterflies flutter and dive around the yard on summer days, but equally enjoyable to me is trying to photograph them.
This summer I noticed one that I hadn’t seen before. Looking online, I came to the conclusion that this is an Eastern Tailed-Blue butterfly. It has a wing span of less than one inch, and while the males have very blue wings, the female’s wings are a dark gray-blue.
In order to get this photo, I singled out a female and followed her around. I wanted a close-up of her, but I only had an 18-55mm lens. So, whenever she landed on a clover flower, I slowly eased up on her, trying to get within about two feet and down close to her level. After numerous attempts, I was able to capture this photo of the Eastern Tailed-Blue, wings wide open. So small, and yet so perfect, this tiny butterfly points to its designer and creator, God.
Caption for the bee photo:
“Mmm…What a feast!”
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