Maestro
Nov-17-2008, 02:53 AM
I am so behind on processing photos it isn't even funny. But I had the chance to focus my lens on what has been an ignored subject for me for the past two years. I need to rectify that. The species are the butterflies.
First, here are some pipevine swallowtails.
This one is from two summers ago. It is sitting on a butterfly bush.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/black_swallowtail.jpg
The next ones are from October.
In this one the body is obscured but I like the unobstructed view of the vibrant color on the wings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail3.jpg
Hanging on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail2.jpg
Lift off...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail1.jpg
Again, back to two summers ago. This is a tiger swallowtail I think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/swallowtail.jpg
Back to last month
This skipper, I do not know which type, was checking out the bushes and flowers in the front yard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BrownButterfly1.jpg
I laid down on the ground to get this image.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BrownButterfly2.jpg
Last summer I found these two monarchs, well, making more monarchs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/Monarchs_mating.jpg
First, here are some pipevine swallowtails.
This one is from two summers ago. It is sitting on a butterfly bush.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/black_swallowtail.jpg
The next ones are from October.
In this one the body is obscured but I like the unobstructed view of the vibrant color on the wings.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail3.jpg
Hanging on...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail2.jpg
Lift off...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BlackSwallowtail1.jpg
Again, back to two summers ago. This is a tiger swallowtail I think.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/swallowtail.jpg
Back to last month
This skipper, I do not know which type, was checking out the bushes and flowers in the front yard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BrownButterfly1.jpg
I laid down on the ground to get this image.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/BrownButterfly2.jpg
Last summer I found these two monarchs, well, making more monarchs.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/maestros/Nature/Butterflies%20and%20other%20insects/Monarchs_mating.jpg