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Great pix, all. Planted lantana this year. Just sat there for the longest time. Now it has taken off like wild fire. Just love it. And the butterflies do too. I have many butterflies this year. Different kinds and pretty. Wish I had a dig. camera! SANTA??? Sue
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Awesome picture, Galio! I really like the dark background too! It shows off the butterfly!
Beautiful pictures, Loz! You all get such shots of your butterflies!
I really need a better camera! Sue, when you're talking to Santa, could you mention my name too!
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I love this thread!!! Butterflies are like sparkling jewels for us to enjoy.
This beauty hung around the Rose of Sharon for a few days and then disappeared. I had never seen one before and it was fun doing the research to ID it.
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ND, put out Hummingbird feeders and they will come!!!
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Love the colors and design in the top one. Those are both great shots!
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Beautiful pictures, Gailo. I've never seen the Red-spotted Purple. If the undersides of the wings are that pretty, what do they look like on top? Must be like stained glass.
Wait a minute...are both of those shots of the same butterfly? Holy cow...how pretty!!!
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It's really sad to see the Butterflies with ragged wings this late in the season. Even the Hummingbirds are fighting them for territory. I think this is an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail...
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Thanks Thornius...I'm never sure since they have so many different ID characteristics. Plus the fact I've had butterflies this year that I've never seen before. Could this be a result of the odd weather patterns and can I expect to see more varieties in the future?
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Penny, if you could see the way the Hummers are bombarding the butterflies anywhere near the Rose of Sharons, you would get an idea of why their wings are so torn up. I knew they would fight each other but not the butterflies. I watched one little male Hummer attack two male Gold Finch the other day and they actually ran (flew) from him. He's just a big ol' bully.
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Wow...i would never have thought that either...poor things and their wings are so delicate and the behaviour of the hummers really surprises me the most!!!!
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Great shots, Gailo. I've never seen one of those before. Since the color on the top of the wings is more orangey, I wonder if they named it "Red" for the stripes on the underside of the wings? Whatever...it is Admirable!
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Caught a pair of Pearl Crescents doing a little dance on my Black Eyed Suzies yesterday. They were so entertaining I shot a quick little video too. lol Larger Image & video here.
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Now that is a really cool shot! And that was a great video!
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Thx guys..I love to follow them around and catch'em on camera wherever they land. The neighbors probably think I'm nuts! lol
This is a Grey Hairstreak I saw today while out in the yard. I don't think I've seen one of these here before. The wind was blowing so he's a little blurry. Larger photo here
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Gorgeous shot of the Pearl Crescents...they are a sweet butterfly. They are so hard to shoot and take lots of patience. I have the best luck using the Sports Mode (stop action) for butterflies and birds.
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The pearl crescents and the hairstreak are great. We have those here too. Both of them are quick and not so easy to photo. Yesterday we were out on the Bay and a monarch hitched a ride. Then we got home and there was a monarch on my potted hibiscus. So here they are.
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