I was shooting birds yesterday with the K3, DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X converter when this little guy landed on a nearby evergreen shoot. He’s no bigger than a fingernail. Don’t have time to try to look him up right now but perhaps someone here recognizes him. About 945mm FOV at f8. https://www.photo.net/photo/18653396/Itty-Bitty-Flying-Critter

Nice capture and composition! Poor little guy lost part of his wing, most likely to a predator. From the image, and your description of its flight, it sounds like it could b e one of the smaller skippers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(butterfly) https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/small-skipper We have tiny, hyperactive skippers around here, but usually in summer. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 10:39 AM Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@mac.com> wrote: > I was shooting birds yesterday with the K3, DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X > converter when this little guy landed on a nearby evergreen shoot. He’s no > bigger than a fingernail. Don’t have time to try to look him up right now > but perhaps someone here recognizes him. About 945mm FOV at f8. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18653396/Itty-Bitty-Flying-Critter > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.

It's a Hesperid (Skipper) butterfly species. The local experts will have to tell you which. Alan C On 04-Jun-21 04:39 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I was shooting birds yesterday with the K3, DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X converter when this little guy landed on a nearby evergreen shoot. He’s no bigger than a fingernail. Don’t have time to try to look him up right now but perhaps someone here recognizes him. About 945mm FOV at f8. > > https://www.photo.net/photo/18653396/Itty-Bitty-Flying-Critter > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Looks like a slightly "moth eaten" moth. 8^) On 6/4/2021 10:48:39, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > Nice capture and composition! Poor little guy lost part of his wing, most > likely to a predator. > > From the image, and your description of its flight, it sounds like it could > b e one of the smaller skippers: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(butterfly) > https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/small-skipper > > We have tiny, hyperactive skippers around here, but usually in summer. > > Dan Matyola > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 10:39 AM Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@mac.com> wrote: > >> I was shooting birds yesterday with the K3, DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X >> converter when this little guy landed on a nearby evergreen shoot. He’s no >> bigger than a fingernail. Don’t have time to try to look him up right now >> but perhaps someone here recognizes him. About 945mm FOV at f8. >> >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18653396/Itty-Bitty-Flying-Critter >> -- -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question.

If you keep poking holes in him, he'll get his Mothra after you! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 2:28 PM John <jsessoms002@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Looks like a slightly "moth eaten" moth. 8^) > > On 6/4/2021 10:48:39, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nice capture and composition! Poor little guy lost part of his wing, > most > > likely to a predator. > > > > From the image, and your description of its flight, it sounds like it > could > > b e one of the smaller skippers: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipper_(butterfly) > > https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/small-skipper > > > > We have tiny, hyperactive skippers around here, but usually in summer. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 10:39 AM Paul Stenquist <pnstenquist@mac.com> > wrote: > > > >> I was shooting birds yesterday with the K3, DA 150-450 and DA 1.4X > >> converter when this little guy landed on a nearby evergreen shoot. He’s > no > >> bigger than a fingernail. Don’t have time to try to look him up right > now > >> but perhaps someone here recognizes him. About 945mm FOV at f8. > >> > >> https://www.photo.net/photo/18653396/Itty-Bitty-Flying-Critter > >> -- > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.