This concludes our display of beach pictures for the year. Thank you.

OK, back to the beach for a few more.

A female Fiery Skipper.

This, I think, is a Zabulon Skipper, folding its hindwings flat and its forewings at an angle in typical skipper fashion. It's got that swept-wing fighter jet look.

This is a Gulf Fritillary. Don't see too many of them in these parts.

A Fiery Skipper, I think.

We'll take a short break from beach pictures to feature some of butterflies. Here's a Painted Lady. In late summer and autumn I break out the macro lens and chase insects around the backyard. It's fun for all of us.

Folly Beach, SC

Whenever you are shooting, take a vertical and a horizontal. (See previous post for vertical.) Never know which one the editor will prefer.