Vanessa kershawi

1 Australian Painted Lady at Hughes, ACT

Vanessa kershawi at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
Vanessa kershawi at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
Vanessa kershawi at Hughes, ACT - 23 Feb 2019
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Vanessa kershawi 27 Feb 2019 MatthewFrawley
Vanessa kershawi 26 Feb 2019 BIrdsinCanberra

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This Australian Painted Lady Butterfly landed very near me, before opening its wings. It was very patient, allowing me to get very close with my lens, even though it was a telephoto lens. It appeared to be warming up in the sun. Even when I covered it in my shadow a couple of times it did not fly off. It was only when I stood up after photographing it that it took off.

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