tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post9013692166131171430..comments2024-01-24T18:24:39.465-08:00Comments on I Used to Hate Birds: Grand Teton National Park.Jen Sanfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-39495334044086135822010-07-15T07:56:59.131-07:002010-07-15T07:56:59.131-07:00Looks like found a Vesper Sparrow based on the whi...Looks like found a Vesper Sparrow based on the white eye ring and white malar stripe below the eye. Great photos!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037151652023799197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-55717406668675602552010-07-14T19:41:54.378-07:002010-07-14T19:41:54.378-07:00Hi Jen, the moth thing is a butterfly. Casually re...Hi Jen, the moth thing is a butterfly. Casually referred to as "blues", they are members of the family Lycaenidae. Yours may be a Silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) but I can't be sure without seeing the ventral side of the wings. <br /><br />They consume minerals and moisture from damp dirt, rocks, guano, scat, etc. <br /><br />There are several species of blues and their kin in the Yellowstone area. There are many other kinds of butterflies (and moths) too. <br /><br />If you're careful and patient you may be able to coax blues or other butterflies onto your fingertip by slowly and delicately putting your fingertip under their 'nose' and pushing gently toward them so that they climb onto your finger. Be careful not to damage their proboscis if they have it unfurled for feeding. <br /><br />The butterflies that feed on dirt, rocks, scat, etc. also like the salt on skin. <br /><br />KrisThe Naturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147045819324428108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8715459874050137252.post-13778387564889600392010-07-14T08:46:17.820-07:002010-07-14T08:46:17.820-07:00You've been lucky to see so many cool new thin...You've been lucky to see so many cool new things. Many things I have never seen before either. Wonderful photos!NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.com