Thank you all! I am back from a great trip with loads of pics. I saw a butterfly lifer in the form of Gaudy Baron, which I also photographed. I am very very pleased about it.
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12 comments:
Beautiful captures! Love the color scheme of this butterfly also. :) Happy WW!
I love his shape. Lovely pictures Amila. :D
It is cool.
Absolutely stunning! And definitely suited to a wordless post. What more can one say, after all? :)
He has zebra colors.
Not a word!, but it is great capture!
Super pictures, Very sharp. I especially like the top one that shows off the black and white against the green
Thank-you. It's always a treat to see a different species. Our Monarch butterflies are migrating from N. America to Mexico right now. Happy WW!
The dalmatian of butterflies. Exquisite. Happy WW
Thank you all!
I am back from a great trip with loads of pics. I saw a butterfly lifer in the form of Gaudy Baron, which I also photographed. I am very very pleased about it.
i love this.
@Gadgetgirl,
Thanks! It's a very slow flying butterfly, and has an amazing ability to hang in the air with lazy wing beats—really cool!
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