My Tiny Treasure

The final shot of my moments with my tiny treasure. Tiny treasures are all around. They are silent and many times still. You have to really look for... more

by Karen Adams

Title

My Tiny Treasure

Artist

Karen Adams

Medium

Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography

Description

The final shot of my moments with my tiny treasure. Tiny treasures are all around. They are silent and many times still. You have to really look for them. You cannot be in a hurry. You have to be just as still. You become like the tall plant these tiny treasures rest on. Still and quiet, peaceful. Breathing is the only motion . . . in and out . . . and then you spy the treasure! You cannot rush. You cannot move quickly . . . just slowly move that camera up to your eye and move closer ever so slowly . . . if you are lucky, you get a few clicks of the 'shutter' before he notices you and darts away! My lovely little tiny treasure!

This is another image taken out by my mailbox on the tall wonderful Milkweed plants! It is June in Ohio and the Milkweed is just starting to bloom profusely which is really attracting insects and butterflies. This is a very tiny butterfly! The wingspan is listed at 1 1/2." So this view shows a tiny thing about the size of my thumbnail. He sat here for quite some time, but I never saw him open his wings. When he did, he was gone in an instant!

It is sometimes a common butterfly in Ohio, but can go unseen for several years as well. Hairstreaks get their name from the "hair-like" tails that extend from their hindwings. An "eye spot" of red or blue can be seen by these tails. The tails are thought to function as a protective device that fools predators into thinking it is the antennae or head of the butterfly. They spend most of their adult life high in the tops of large oak trees. They come down to nectar for an hour or two early in the morning and again the the late afternoon. Their favorite nectar flower is white dogbane, but this one seemed totally content with Milkweed!

Thank you so much for looking at my images. I appreciate that very much.

I am very concerned with our environment and have decided to donate any money I make from any sales of this image to the ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND.....because the Earth needs a good lawyer! We all need to speak up and support efforts to protect our environment. We will not get a second chance!


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June 27th, 2020