While the morons gave me the opportunity for my earlier rant, the trip to the reservoir, in addition to being a fun time for Roxy (a full hour in the water!), I also had a chance to do some macro photography. This time of year damselflies are pretty common on the shores of Tropic Reservoir, especially Northern Bluets. Beside the fact they are wary, the shore is pretty rocky and getting down to their level involves a little pain to the knees and elbows.
There were also a few butterflies around, though this Western Pine Elfin was about the only one cooperative long enough to get a photo. Seems like Florida and Texas were easier places to shoot butterflies than here. Why they tend to be more skittish is unknown to me, so I take what I can get when the opportunities present themselves. Of course the real challenge is trying to identify them . . .
I shot a few images of one of these Variable Checkerspots over near the reservoir, too, though on the way home I found this one in a much better location, sipping nectar from some flowers.I have no idea what kind of flowers, figuring out the butterflies was all I could handle - they're some kind of "LYF's", Little Yellow Flowers
(smile).
