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Watermelon Slurpee
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Watermelon Slurpee

by Howard Cheek

Category: Macro/Close-upAdded September 5, 2009453 views

Keywords: butterflies hackberry emperor asterocampa celtis brush footed butterfly nymphalidae apaturinae wildlife nature watermelon fruit red drink texas

Here the Hackberry Emperor is drinking from a small pool of watermelon water, that has collected at a low spot..Hackberry Butterflies fly in a fast and erratic manner, & you can find them resting upside down on tree trunks.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No