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37 of 52: 2014

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Week 37 of 52: Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly

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Went out looking for a Monarch Butterfly didn’t find any with all this rain, but did find this guy.  Not a monarch a more common Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly.

Only 10 days left to pledge to support my 2015 Wildlife Calendar project.  Don’t think if it as a calendar as much as a collection of 14 of my wildlife photos.

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36 of 52: 2014 – Hummingbird banding.

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Week 36 of 52: Male ruby throated hummingbird

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Decided to combine the photo of the week and a blog write up together.

Went down to Sugar Grove Nature Center last Saturday 8/30/2014 for the Hummingbird Festival.  I was on the first tractor pulled the wagon / trolley.  When it stopped 5 little girls all went shooting by me to a table.  By the time I figure out what was going on, they were lining up to adopt a hummingbird.  I was tenth in line.  They only caught 9, so I didn’t get to hold and release one, but Audry and I both got to feel a hummingbird’s heartbeat.

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About a week before they take down all their feeders all over their grounds, except for 3 down at the blacksmith’s shop.  Then the day of the banding, they put the feeders into the 3 remote controlled traps.  They use a remote control to shut the door once a hummingbird lands on the feeder.  They then hand catch them put them in little silk bags and carry them into the shelter.  They measure the length of the birds bill, and wings, and then put a small number band on their leg.PBKJ2553-FrameShop

An eighty year old lady was third in line to hold one.  The bird sat in her hand for almost 3 minutes.  You should have seen her smile.

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Poor little Audry only got to hold a hummingbird feather.

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35 of 52: 2014

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Week 35 of 52: More Canvas Wraps have come in (Hummingbird August, and the Snowy Owl cover)

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I have been shooting some this past week, but wanted to keep the blog focused on the 2015 Wildlife Calendar project.  My local CBS television station is shooting a special interest segment on me and the calendar tomorrow.  So I wanted to keep the blog current with Calendar info.

You can get either of these canvas wraps via the Kick Starter link.  We are almost halfway through the 45 days and only 40% funded.  Pledge away!

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33 of 52: 2014

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Week 33 of 52: Bumble Bee

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While trying to photograph Male Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, this one bumble bee kept getting closer and closer.  He didn’t want anything to do with, just the flowers.  I was so close I had to walk back to the car and grab my second camera body with my 100mm macro lens.

Don’t forget, not too late to get a copy of my wildlife calendar over on Kick Starter.

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