I have recently returned from a trip which took me to Kaeng Krachan and Chiang Mai, which explains why I have not written recently. There will be a couple of trip reports and other notes to follow but for now I have a couple of galleries of butterflies to display.

Photographing butterflies in the wet season proved far easier than in the dry season. The lower amount of solar energy would explain this, making the butterflies sluggish and less prone to flying away; of course, casting little or no shadow also helps get close at this time of year.

Here is one of the best pictures I obtained at Kaeng Krachan, followed by a few thumbnails of some others.

The following is the best butterfly photo I got at Doi Ang Kang. It was easy to creep up on this butterfly as it was very sluggish after a brief rain shower.  

The thumbnails that follow were also taken at Doi Ang Kang in July and they include a photograph of a bee.

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