Dale Van Minsel
  • Home
  • iPhoneography
  • Photography
  • Artist Statement
  • CV
  • Gallery Videos
  • Gallery Talk
  • About
  • Contact

The Moth of June

9/26/2012

0 Comments

 
Picture
© 2012
Back in June, I received a call from a co-worker that began “I hear you like to photograph unusual things…” Now, I’ll admit, I can’t resist an invitation like that. She went on to explain that there is an unusual, colorful moth parked outside the main door to the dorms. After my arrival on the scene, I discovered that she was correct. This moth was parked and wasn’t moving. I was actually able to get close-up photos with the iPhone without scaring the creature away. I did get some interesting pictures but I wasn’t able to get the moth to fully spread his wings. OK, for those that know me, my usual rapport with animals is “we keep our distance from each other and everyone is happy” so I didn’t try too hard. After a spirited discussion at lunch about the little guy, we returned to the scene quite surprised to find the moth still present. This group of onlookers included one of our college Vice Presidents who is very skilled in dealing with animals and was able to get him to fully spread his wings (the moth, not the VP). Later, we tried to determine the species of moth which our science department identified as a “Polyphemus”. If you disagree with the species of moth, or just enjoyed reading about our little caper, please let me know in the comments below.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    April 2017
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    August 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012

    Categories

    All
    Airplanes
    AirVenture 2014
    County Fair
    EAA AirVenture
    Sheboygan County Airport
    T-28

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.