tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post8867296428409329868..comments2024-03-27T19:44:46.783-06:00Comments on South Englishtown Gazette: Belize Butterfly of the Week #1 – Stinky Leafwing, aka Cecropia Orion, Historis odiusWilmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-39442125598530043612011-02-06T22:31:48.259-06:002011-02-06T22:31:48.259-06:00Hi,
Thanks for sharing your experiences about thi...Hi,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experiences about this beautiful place. I am really impressed by the natural beauty of the place. Thanks a lot.Belize Hotelhttp://www.kanantik.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-2215388035395529892010-11-15T09:56:18.355-06:002010-11-15T09:56:18.355-06:00Hi Wilma, this is a beautiful butterfly and you go...Hi Wilma, this is a beautiful butterfly and you got some great shots. Belize sounds so fascinating. I'd love to see the caterpillars and the chrysalis later.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday. I'd love to visit here often. Have a great week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-22968827357974528462010-11-14T16:08:54.814-06:002010-11-14T16:08:54.814-06:00Emma -- glad you like the butterfly. It is not as...Emma -- glad you like the butterfly. It is not as dreary today, but it has started to snow again. Well, that is winter for you!<br /><br />cheers,<br />WilmaWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-88542993172326946442010-11-13T14:48:58.623-06:002010-11-13T14:48:58.623-06:00Absolutely amazing pictures, Wilma. How wonderful...Absolutely amazing pictures, Wilma. How wonderful to be able to get so close. Hope your Minnesota day improves and many thanks for your kind comment - the wood <i>was</i> a lovely place.Emma Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385447781203785369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-38078175578693350042010-11-11T21:07:32.935-06:002010-11-11T21:07:32.935-06:00John -- you are correct. They measure 3.5 to 4 in...John -- you are correct. They measure 3.5 to 4 inches from the tip of the top wing to the bottom of the hind wing. They look almost like a small bat when they fly.<br /><br />Jan -- glad you like it. ;-) They seem to make holes in the banana into which they plung their proboscie and once they start feeding, they are completely pre-occupied. Makes is easier to approach them.<br /><br />cheers,<br />WilmaWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-74639254127787302572010-11-11T19:52:55.959-06:002010-11-11T19:52:55.959-06:00Lovely photos Wilma and Stinky Leafwing is such a ...Lovely photos Wilma and Stinky Leafwing is such a great name, I love it! <br /><br />I have seen the overripe banana method mentioned before, I shall definitely try it myself next year :)ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-16302368957063706802010-11-09T13:30:12.588-06:002010-11-09T13:30:12.588-06:00A great series of photos Wilma. By the size of the...A great series of photos Wilma. By the size of the ant it looks to be a large butterfly.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-60798931037618598862010-11-08T20:53:44.476-06:002010-11-08T20:53:44.476-06:00Roy -- glad you like them. :-)
Chris -- I will g...Roy -- glad you like them. :-)<br /><br />Chris -- I will give your technique a try. Dennis got tired of hearing me complain about changing the lenses back and forth on the camera, so he bought me another camera back; now I can use both lenses at the same time! ;-)<br /><br />thanks for visiting,<br />WilmaWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-51349342441732374982010-11-08T08:58:56.324-06:002010-11-08T08:58:56.324-06:00Wow what a beautiful butterfly and very nice pictu...Wow what a beautiful butterfly and very nice pictures Wilma.... I also use my 300mm lens to get pictures of butterflies, but I realize during my trip to France that if you go early in the morning just for the first ray of sun, then the butterflies do not move because of the mist and then you can use a macro lens ;-) It's easier ;-)<br />I love a lot your fourth and last pictures....Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16336362938871245037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-59033549155368157352010-11-08T04:56:54.820-06:002010-11-08T04:56:54.820-06:00Wow! Wilma, these are great images.
You certainly...Wow! Wilma, these are great images. <br />You certainly achieved the object of the exercise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-6106485856288413722010-11-07T20:11:14.052-06:002010-11-07T20:11:14.052-06:00GreatBelize -- thanks for stopping by. I checked ...GreatBelize -- thanks for stopping by. I checked out your site and see some good potential. I will add a link to it from this blog. Thanks for putting mine on yours.<br /><br />Costas -- always good to see your comments. thanks!<br /><br />Chris -- for most of these photos I used my 75-300 zoom lens with a focal length between 210 and 300mm. For one, I used my 18-55mm lens at 55. For some other butterflies I was able to approach slowly enough to use the 55mm before they flew off. <br /><br />Taco Girl -- photogrpahing butterlfies is an addictive hobby!<br /><br />Keith -- thank you, Keith. These are the best shots culled from more than I care to count. Glad we are in the digital age because i sure couldn't afford to do this with film!<br /><br />thanks to all for commenting.<br /><br />cheers,<br />WilmaWilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-82788125596351413532010-11-07T09:13:10.280-06:002010-11-07T09:13:10.280-06:00Lovely detail in these shots Wilma.Lovely detail in these shots Wilma.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-33151004746868371982010-11-07T09:00:31.599-06:002010-11-07T09:00:31.599-06:00Great pictures - have a friend up north on Ambergr...Great pictures - have a friend up north on Ambergris Caye who does lots of butterfly shots too.tacogirlhttp://www.tacogirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-3600500035895517502010-11-07T08:31:57.133-06:002010-11-07T08:31:57.133-06:00Good photos - you must be using some kind of macro...Good photos - you must be using some kind of macro lens for the closeup. When I try butterflies, it is usually with the long lens, and that has close up limits - and of course, interesting info on another part of Belize.Chris Petrakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637163831402534158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-29985483287134876332010-11-07T00:01:21.092-06:002010-11-07T00:01:21.092-06:00Beautiful close ups Wilma.
have a great Sunday.
Co...Beautiful close ups Wilma.<br />have a great Sunday.<br />CostasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837270092348782696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252308131554892866.post-2056568900714816062010-11-06T21:31:47.452-06:002010-11-06T21:31:47.452-06:00This is very interesting and beautiful. Thanks for...This is very interesting and beautiful. Thanks for sharing this information on the web because it does so much in get out the information on how beautiful and pristine Belize is.<br /><br />I have a similar effort ongoing that I have recently started which is called Belize Travel Search Engine. Really the site that be used to focus on type of search on Belize and I find it it very useful and interesting.<br />If you have the time to spare please take a look and leave us your comment since it is an evolving concept (baby stage) and would like for it to mature. I make no money off this and currently have kept ads away.<br /><br />Also I would great appreciate if you could include a link to our site:<br /><br />Belize Travel Search<br />http://greatbelize.com/home.html<br /><br />Belize Travel Blog<br />http://greatbelize.com/blog<br /><br />I have posted a link to this article on my blog for people who find my site to wen their way to yours.<br /><br />Thanks and Best Regards,<br /><br />greatBelize.comgreatBelizehttp://greatbelize.com/home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com