Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae). Typically I have a real hard time finding one that will stay out of reeds and still long enough to get a picture. This one was very cooperative. It may have been laying eggs or preparing to. I took 58 pictures with 2 lenses so that's a really calm butterfly.
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it also never opened its wings once.
(180mm with a Canon 500D closeup lens)
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and look who was back. I, in fact, may have found its nest.
It was probably perched here watching me for a considerable amount of time before I saw it. From the time data on my images I'd say 15 minutes.
followed me around...
like a puppy dog, I tell ya...
Last wings, far off in the distance...
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