 Jamaican Butterflies 
Grey Ministreak (Ministrymon azia) In October 2001, my family and I moved to Tower Isle on the North Coast of Jamaica from the UK. Soon after we arrived I became fascinated by the wealth of butterflies in the area. My ambition was to photograph and identify as many species as possible during our stay here. We stayed for nearly 3 years and my total was nearly 50 species photographed - although I saw several species that I was unable to get a good photograph of. I took all but 2 or 3 of the photos within 5 miles of Tower Isle (most within 1 mile!) on a Casio Qv 3000ex digital camera and edited them with Micrografx Picture Publisher 8. (Editing is largely limited to 'cropping' and in many cases the photographs are 'full frame'). I have identified many of the butterflies using Brown and Heineman's "Jamaica and its Butterflies" 1972. I have also received a lot of help with identification, for which I am eternally grateful, from Dionne and Liz at the Institute of Jamaica, but I can always use more help! The photograph below is one of my favourites of Woodwhite's new images. Queen Butterfly - Danaus glippus Although this was not photographed in Jamaica, this is a species I regularly saw in St Mary but never got close enough to get a good shot.
When I originally created this site I was the only member so didn't create an album of my own. If you wish to see my photos simply click on "Pictures" in the menu on the left and then click on "Show Photos" 116 photos at the top of the page. Please feel free to join the site, add your own photos and leave any comments you wish on the message board. Thanks a lot, Paul The page's WebCounter count says that you are visitor number  |
