Video and Shot Logs
Milkweed and Pollinators 1 (00:09:29) (Monarch Butterflies)
- Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate) in field-zoom in slowly for closer look at blossoms
- Close-up of inflorescense of swamp milkweed with a rust colored skipper-Indian skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
- Giant Swallowtail: Papilio or Heraclides cresphontes flittering on swamp milkweed
- Close-up of giant swallowtail- this butterfly never stops moving
- Even closer view of giant swallowtail
- Zoom out for wide angle view
- Orange milkweed-(Butterfly milkweed-chigger flower) Asclepias tuberosa
- Close-up of butterfly milkweed with several beetles
- Several stalks of giant milkweed zoom in and pan up
- Aphnrodite (Frilillary) Speyeria idalia perched on blossom of musk thistle (Bristle, thistle, nodding thistle): carduus nutans-accompanied by bumble bee
- Clearwing hummingbird moth: Hemaris thysbe sampling common milkweed: Asclepias syriaca
- Several bumble bees: Apidae bombus on common milkweed
- One cluster of milkweed with several bumblebee harvesting pollen
- Close-up of bumble bee on echinacia or coneflower; Echinacea purpurea
- Even closer look at bumble bee
- Back to single cluster of common milkweed with several bumble bees as in shot #13
- Tiger swallowtail: Papilio glaucas sampling common milkweed
- Several bumble bees on milkweed clusters-panning to follow zoom out for wide angle view
- Dark brown? Arizona skipper close-up on common milkweed
- Close-up of milkweed beetle: Tetraopes tetrophthalunus on leaf of common milkweed
- Milkweed beetle on milkweed flowers
- Pearly crescent spot: Phyciodes tharus and bog frilillary: Proclossiana Eunomia on common milkweed-joined by Japanese beetle: Popillia japonica
- Various skipper butterflies on common milkweed
- Japanese beetles and grey moth on common milkweed flower
- Zebra swallowtail butterfly (Protagraphium Marcellus) on common milkweed flower-medium shot
- Zebra swallowtail on common milkweed flower-close up
- Zebra swallowtail and bees on common milkweed flower
- Close-up zebra swallowtail feeding on common milkweed flower
- Fuzzy, yellow bee on common milkweed flower
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Milkweed and Pollinators 2 (00:09:48) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: February 8, 2016
- Caption: Orange Butterfly
- Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Butterfly weed: Asclepias tuberosa with Common Black Ground Beetle: Pterostichus melanarius
- Several clusters of blossoms of Butterfly weed.
- Close-up of blossoms of Butterfly weed. Zoom in on one cluster. One cluster is unopened.
- Close-up of flowers and Common Black Ground Beetle crawling on flowers.
- Two butterflies on butterfly weed. One is Zebra Swallowtail: Protographium Marcellus. The other is Common Sulphur: Colias philodice
- Close-up Zebra Swallowtail on Orange Butterfly weed.
- Same butterfly, but front view—eventually flies off.
- Common Northern Bumble Bee: Bombus fervidus gathering pollen from Orange Butterfly Weed. Small winged bug attacks bumble bee and drives it off.
- Common Sulphur on Orange Butterfly Weed (Milkweed).
- Several clusters of Milkweed—zooming in on one cluster.
- Close-up of Orange Milkweed with several pollinators including California Checkered Beetle: Aulicus terrestris.
- Pearl Crescent Butterfly: Phyciodes tharos on orange milkweed.
- Black wasp on butterfly weed—several small pollinators also present
- Caption: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Green Comet
- Milkweed
- Asclepias viridiflora
- Green Comet Milkweed – zooming in on one cluster of unopened buds for close-ups. Each stem on stalk contains several clusters of flower buds.
- Close-up of several clusters of Green Comet Milkweed.
- Bumble bee flies in and lands on milkweed—harvests pollen and flies away.
- Bumble bee returns and lands on milkweed.
- Close-up of one cluster of blooms hanging down.
- Caption: U.S. fish and Wildlife Service
- Common Milkweed
- Asclepias syriaca
- Several stalks with many clusters of Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) zoom in – several pollinators and one bumble bee
- Close-up of one cluster of blooms of Common Milkweed and and Golden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus) gathering pollen.
- Wide angle shot of Common Milkweed.
- Close-up of single cluster of Milkweed and Bumble Bee.
- Back to wide angle view of Milkweed with several clusters of blooms.
- Close-up of single cluster of opened blossoms of Milkweed and Bumble bee harvesting pollen.
- Back to wide-angle view.
- Close-up of cluster of Milkweed blooms.
- Close-up of single cluster of Milkweed and two Bumble bees.
- Medium view of Milkweed clusters.
- Back to single cluster and Bumble bee.
- Several close-up clusters of Milkweed and Bumble bee.
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Monarch Butterfly 1 (00:14:22) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: 03/17/2015
Location: USA National Wildlife Refuges
Description: Single Monarch on ground
- Monarchs in evergreen
- Small group of Monarchs in Eucalyptus
- Close up of Monarch Chrysalis
- Single Monarch on Flower
- Single Monarch on plant
- Monarch Larvae on stem
- Overwintering Monarchs on Pine. Tagged Monarch
- Clustered Monarchs with Tags
- Close up on Clustered Monarchs
- Clustered Monarchs flutter wings
- Clustered Monarchs with Tags
- Bright Orange Monarch in cluster
- Clustered Monarchs medium shot with Tags
- Clustered Monarchs on tree
- Clustered Monarchs cold morning
- Close up on Cluster
- Close up on Cluster no movement in butterflies
- Medium shot of Monarch cluster
- Cluster of monarchs on cypress
- Medium shot of still Monarch cluster
- Close up on Monarchs on Cypress
- Single Monarch in foreground cluster in background
- Super Close up on Monarchs
- Medium shot cluster of Monarchs on Cypress
- Monarchs in Cluster
- Single Monarch Flutters on ground flies away
- Monarchs start to move in cluster
- Close Up on Monarchs
- Medium shot of Monarch narrow cluster
- Monarchs start to move in cluster
- Sunlight on small cluster on Eucalyptus
- Close up on Monarchs in cluster fluttering
- Medium shot of large cluster fluttering
- Monarchs dangle at bottom of branch
- Monarchs moving at the end of large cluster
- Lots of butterflies fluttering
- Defocused shot of butterflies
- Focused shot of same shot
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Monarch Butterfly 2 (00:10:07) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: March 20, 2016
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterflies on swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate)
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterfly on smooth sumac leaves and berries
- MS Monarch butterfly adult perched on branch with blue FWS shirt in background
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterflies on Common Milkweed and stocks
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Monarch Lifecycle 1 (00:09:46) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: March 20, 2016
- Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) egg on milkweed leaf (Asclepias syriaca) – several shots/angles
- Monarch egg with first instar caterpillar emerging
- Time lapse Monarch egg hatching
- First instar caterpillar eats old egg
- First instar caterpillar walks around on leaf
- Second instar Monarch Butterfly caterpillar on leaf (some with aphid in foreground)
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Monarch Lifecycle 2 (00:10:21) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: March 20, 2016
- Third instar Monarch Butterfly caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) on leaf – several angles
- Fourth instar Monarch caterpillar on leaf, walking, eating leaf
- Fifth instar Monarch caterpillar, walking on leaf, eating, two caterpillars eating leaf
- Fifth instar Monarch caterpillar “J” – hanging from milkweed leaf
- Fifth instar caterpillar changes to chrysalis time-lapse and real-time
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Monarch Lifecycle 3 (00:13:47) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: March 20, 2016
- Various close-ups of chrysalis
- Time-lapse chrysalis changing colors
- Time-lapse of two chrysalides changing color and butterflies emerging
- WS Monarch emerging from chrysalis and pumping-up wings (time-lapse)
- WS Monarch emerging from chrysalis #2 (time-lapse)
- WS Monarch emerging from chrysalis – real-time footage
- CU tilt-up from Monarch’s wings to body with old chrysalis
- WS tilt-up from Monarch’s wings to body with old chrysalis
- CU Monarch’s wings – 3 versions
- CU Monarch’s head while clinging to chrysalis
- MCU tilt-up from Monarch’s wings to head, attached to old chrysalis
- Adult Monarch butterfly footage: Monarch on thistle – several shots
- WS Monarch butterflies flutter near milkweeds
- MS/CU Monarch hanging on sunflower (Helianthus)
- MS Monarch perched on late-Summer milkweed (Butterfly weed)
- MCU Monarch perched under Common Milkweed leaf
- MS Monarch perched on tall Milkweed pod
- MS/Zoom-in Monarch on Fall red sumac leaves and berries
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Monarch Stock (00:14:22)
Date: March 17, 2015
— Single Monarch on ground
- Monarchs in evergreen
- Small group of Monarchs in Eucalyptus
- Close up of Monarch Chrysalis
- Single Monarch on Flower
- Single Monarch on plant
- Monarch Larvae on stem
- Overwintering Monarchs on Pine. Tagged Monarch
- Clustered Monarchs with Tags
- Close up on Clustered Monarchs
- Clustered Monarchs flutter wings
- Clustered Monarchs with Tags
- Bright Orange Monarch in cluster
- Clustered Monarchs medium shot with Tags
- Clustered Monarchs on tree
- Clustered Monarchs cold morning
- Close up on Cluster
- Close up on Cluster no movement in butterflies
- Medium shot of Monarch cluster
- Cluster of monarchs on cypress
- Medium shot of still Monarch cluster
- Close up on Monarchs on Cypress
- Single Monarch in foreground cluster in background
- Super Close up on Monarchs
- Medium shot cluster of Monarchs on Cypress
- Monarchs in Cluster
- Single Monarch Flutters on ground flies away
- Monarchs start to move in cluster
- Close Up on Monarchs
- Medium shot of Monarch narrow cluster
- Monarchs start to move in cluster
- Sunlight on small cluster on Eucalyptus
- Close up on Monarchs in cluster fluttering
- Medium shot of large cluster fluttering
- Monarchs dangle at bottom of branch
- Monarchs moving at the end of large cluster
- Lots of butterflies fluttering
- Defocused shot of butterflies
- Focused shot of same shot
- Medium shot of large cluster minor fluttering
- Super close up of wings
- Super close up of wings
- Monarchs in sun lots of activity
- Monarchs Eucalyptus
- Monarchs in cluster fluttering
- Monarchs Medium shot
- Monarchs in bright sun
- Close ups on Monarchs fluttering in sun
- Medium shot Monarchs in sun
- Eucalyptus and Monarchs
- Monarchs explode off of Eucalyptus
- Monarchs in tight formation in sun
- Monarchs on tree in sunlight
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Monarch Tagging (00:05:59) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: March 20, 2016
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterflies on swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnate)
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterfly on smooth sumac leaves and berries
- MS Monarch butterfly adult perched on branch with blue FWS shirt in background
- Various shots of adult Monarch butterflies on Common Milkweed and stocks
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Pollinators 1 (00:06:40) (Monarch Butterflies)
Date: February 2016
- Close-up of Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio Machaon) feeding on common thistle bloom
- Closer view of head of Tiger Swallowtail with proboscis in bloom of thistle bloom
- Zoomed out but Tiger Swallowtail is still on thistle
- Zoomed back in for close-up of head of Tiger Swallowtail
- Tiger Swallowtail – back – flat view
- Close-up of Tiger Swallowtail with proboscis in thistle flower, feeding
- Swallowtails in motion—two swallowtails in flight, panning to follow
- Tiger Swallowtail and Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus) both on thistle flower. Bee flies off leaving Swallowtail – viewed from different angles
- Back to close-up of Tiger Swallowtail going from flower to flower of thistle
- Back to close-up of Tiger Swallowtail on blossom of thistle
- Cabbage White – “Small White” – European cabbage white butterfly: Ascia monute perched on green leaf with wing partially opened
- Close-up of Honey Bee: Apis mellifera on blossom of cultivar (Lazy Susan) harvesting pollen
- Eastern Black Swallowtail: Papilio polyxenes and Common Thistle with preboscus in blossom. Just before it flies away – can see colors on underside of wing
- Northern Cloudy Wing: Thorybes pyledes feeding on thistle
- Great Spangled Frilillary: Speyeria Cybele on thistle bloom
- Bumble Bee on blossom (Echinacea purpunea) harvesting pollen
- Hummingbird Moth: Hemaris thyshe going from blossom to blossom of Milkweed
- Close-up of Hummingbird moth on Milkweed blossom
- Hummingbird moth on Monarda (Bee balm) flower
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