I couldn't think of a title that seemed to fit this post :-) I saw so many butterflies today and they let me take photos of them with their wings open more often then usual! We went to Hartman Arboretum, which is always a great place to seek "flying things".
I liked this thistle and bug.....the light on it was just right for a change.
Only Sulphur shot I took, but I have posted them recently. The zinnias are very popular with the butterflies.
The Silver Spotted Skipper laid out flat! It usually only shows me the "white elephant" mark on its side. Today I caught it open several times.
And the "white elephant" side. I liked how it was hanging.
A typical shot.
One wing only :-) It is amazing how different this side looks and you can't figure out where the elephant went!
I don't know this skipper's name, but it let me see its back.
The sedum flowers were attracting dozens of butterflies, skippers, bees, etc.
Bee and Skipper. These little tawny colored skippers were all over.
A moth.....I just love their hairy heads.
Milkweed bugs.
I was surprised that the milkweed was all dried up already and was hoping to find Monarch caterpillars.
Buckeyes like sedum, too.
I have more photos, but will split them up for several posts :-)
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6 comments:
...haha! I think "flying things" works really well. Aren't those Milkweed Bugs amazing. It always intrigues me how they cluster together. Beautiful buckeye...
Beautiful images of all those flying things Mary.
HI Mary...These are great!!
I like that first one of the Thistle cool!!
Those Milkweed bugs are weird and new to me!! : }
Some lovely butterflies, just beauties!!
Grace
Great series of pictures.
I bet when I was a kid that I caught hundreds of those white elephant skippers...we just caught them and let them go...but I never see them without thinking of childhood.
Thanks everyone! I'm enjoying the butterflies while they last. Getting cool here and they are disappearing.
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