A Lucky Find

[Jim B.]

I was at a friend's farm the other day doing some macro shots.I came across a small patch of milkweed in one of the fields.
There were several bumble bees feeding on the flowers so I started taking some shots and this caught my attention.



Newly hatched Monarch caterpiller going to town on a milkweed flower.It's probably about 2mm long.
I'm hoping to document it's growth to an adult butterfly over the next 6 weeks.

[Donald]

To my mind, that, from the technical as well as aesthetic perspective, is truly remarkable. You really are introducing us to a world that very few of us, I suspect, have ever seen before.

[rick55]

Gorgeous shot, Jim. The colors are out of this world, and the details of the speckles on the face are just unbelievable. Luck to notice it, maybe; ability to capture it like this.

Cheers,
Rick

[Steve S]

Nice find and great shot jim, you're really comming along with that macro lens. Keep them comming.

[Peter Ryan]

Top shot Jim. I do enjoy your macros.

[Jim B.]

Thanks,everyone,for your kind comments.

[Tom Barry]

One of the better macros I have recently seen. Very well done, indeed.