Butterflies from Ado Ekiti Nigeria
I have grown to like butterflies, such beautiful and delicate creatures. I have photographed butterflies at many protected facilities and in the wild in the States.
This collection represents my first attempt at photographing butterflies in the wild in Nigeria. The location was a 3 acre property along Omisanjana road in Ado Ekiti Nigeria. It was a totally different experience. While most of the butterflies presented here are from Ado Ekiti, I have included a few from Lagos Nigeria as well.
I understand most Entomologists or perhaps Lepidopterologists have to capture the butterflies to identify them. I am neither an Entomologist nor a Lepidopterologist. I am just an ordinary guy with a camera wanting to have fun. All I wanted to do was to have fun photographing and documenting these beautiful creatures without harming them.
The butterflies I encountered on this shoot were totally different from the ones I had seen and photographed in North America, perhaps except the Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae, which is plentiful in the States!
It was really hilarious running after these insects with the distinct barriers of the bush and vegetation between us and their erratic flying behavior in the wild! I have deliberately included the lush green vegetation to speak for itself.
My job would have been made easier with a good telephoto lens! I only had a street zoom.
I have since learned that most of these butterflies in Ado Ekiti are native to the tropics and West Africa specifically. The butterflies were more active in the mornings than any other times of the day. Chasing them was fun with their unpredictable behavior in their natural habitat, resting on leaves and lawn, feeding on rotten mangoes, nectar and pollen, or just enjoying the company of each other, hanging out! Some have damaged wings while most look beautiful with normal wings.
I was told by the grounds keeper that they are seasonal; lots of them in the wet raining months than in the dry harmattan season when I was there.
I have, also, since learnt that Nigeria has some of the most beautiful butterflies in the world.
I have used pattern recognition technique for identifying the butterflies but I am certain that some of the names are wrong.
High definition photos and posters of these butterflies are available on request to octavephotographers@gmail.com or to directly purchase them, you can visit https://www.octavephotographers.com/Butterflies-from-Ado-Ekiti-Nigeria
Read MoreThis collection represents my first attempt at photographing butterflies in the wild in Nigeria. The location was a 3 acre property along Omisanjana road in Ado Ekiti Nigeria. It was a totally different experience. While most of the butterflies presented here are from Ado Ekiti, I have included a few from Lagos Nigeria as well.
I understand most Entomologists or perhaps Lepidopterologists have to capture the butterflies to identify them. I am neither an Entomologist nor a Lepidopterologist. I am just an ordinary guy with a camera wanting to have fun. All I wanted to do was to have fun photographing and documenting these beautiful creatures without harming them.
The butterflies I encountered on this shoot were totally different from the ones I had seen and photographed in North America, perhaps except the Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae, which is plentiful in the States!
It was really hilarious running after these insects with the distinct barriers of the bush and vegetation between us and their erratic flying behavior in the wild! I have deliberately included the lush green vegetation to speak for itself.
My job would have been made easier with a good telephoto lens! I only had a street zoom.
I have since learned that most of these butterflies in Ado Ekiti are native to the tropics and West Africa specifically. The butterflies were more active in the mornings than any other times of the day. Chasing them was fun with their unpredictable behavior in their natural habitat, resting on leaves and lawn, feeding on rotten mangoes, nectar and pollen, or just enjoying the company of each other, hanging out! Some have damaged wings while most look beautiful with normal wings.
I was told by the grounds keeper that they are seasonal; lots of them in the wet raining months than in the dry harmattan season when I was there.
I have, also, since learnt that Nigeria has some of the most beautiful butterflies in the world.
I have used pattern recognition technique for identifying the butterflies but I am certain that some of the names are wrong.
High definition photos and posters of these butterflies are available on request to octavephotographers@gmail.com or to directly purchase them, you can visit https://www.octavephotographers.com/Butterflies-from-Ado-Ekiti-Nigeria
