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Hairstreak

Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 14 May 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

I didn't bother to try to identify this one (OK, I did but was unsure) but during one of my walks I was surrounded by hundreds of hairstreaks in the brown grass of the prairie. Some had blue upper wings that I just knew I'd never be able to photograph. I tried but couldn't get them. Then the next morning very early I took my old camera out and found some sunning to warm up. It still took a lot of stealth and a truckload of patience but I got it!
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