August 7, 2019; Brienz, Switzerland. Shortly after our arrival in Brienz, Oliver took a few of us on a walk to Wildpark Brienz. Two of the species shown here are native to Switzerland. One is not. Your guess.
Chamois
Common Blue Butterfly Blue Hairstreak
Snowy Owl
(Nikon D500, Tamron 100-400 f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD zoom. RAW processing in DxO PhotoLab 2.3; Editing in Adobe Photoshop.)
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That pretty little butterfly is a Blue Hairstreak… I sketched a lovely Gray Hairstreak 2 years ago, here on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Gorgeous photos, all of them.
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Thank you very much. I consider myself corrected. Thank you.
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Please note the correction. Thank you again.
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OMG! Fine photography. I feel like I’m right there.
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Thank you! Iād like to think that you were there!
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WOW. Mike. These are very impressive. Nice work.
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Thank you!
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Native species or not, that snowy owl is breathtaking! Beautiful images Michael
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Busted. And thank you! š
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Great photos!! šš
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Thank you!
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The hairstreaks are among my favorites, and your portrait is delightful. As for disconnects, for years (nay, decades) I’ve not drawn a connection between the chamois I used to use to dry things and this striking animal. I don’t use a chamois any more, and I think I’m glad I don’t.
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Thank you. I had no idea what hairstreak was until a little while ago. I thought I was doing pretty good with common blue. Goes to show you. I have not used a chamois in years, and I am equally glad.
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Beautiful!!
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Thank you!
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Youāre welcome š
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As others have already said, these are three excellent portraits. I knew the chamois is native to the Alps but I didn’t know about the other two.
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Thank you very much. The owl is the ringer. None of us could figure out why he was there.
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Fantastic wildlife close-ups, Michael. So crisp and colorful!
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Thanks, Jane.
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Great images, Michael. I’d say the snowy owl is the interloper as they are more arctic natives.
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Thank you very much. And that is correct.
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beautiful portraits, bravissimo!
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Grazie!
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Three great shots. That moth is just beautiful, and seeing the lighted fringe around its wings in such detail is a real treat.
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Thank you. The moth was a special treat for me too. Glad you like it.
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Great shots! is the non-native the butterfly?
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Thanks very much. No ā besides me, the only non-native was the owl.
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Beautiful š
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Thank you.
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Hairstreaks are really, really beautiful when you get to see them up close. Now you’ll have to be on the lookout for more – there must be several near you. Wonderful photos!
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I will keep an eye out.
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Wow! Yep that absolutely covers it! šš
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Thank you!
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Gorgeous photographs! Love the Blue Hairstreak… Stunning!
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Thank you very much. Iād like to think he was posing, but more likely he was just sunning himself.
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Handsome and nicely-handled close-ups of wildlife.
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Thank you.
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Great photos! Please check out few pics I took of wildlife from Kruger National Park
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