I was going to have a different "P" image, then I spotted the first butterfly of the year, a Painted Lady. Unfortunately I didn't have the macro lens with me, so it was another lie on the ground point and shoot jobs.Now I'm no butterfly expert, so youprhaps you are able to help me out here.? For that reason you won't be getting all the latin names. Take up far too much blog space. I do know the Painted Lady is pretty widespread and found on every continent bar Antartica. I know they vary slightly from continent to continent and there are even sub species. I have read that the American Painted Lady is often refered to as a "Cosmopolitan." Is that true or is it another one of those urban myths that gets lost in translation? Like I said, not an expert in this area, so you tell me on this one.
I was also hoping to show you George the pelican that often escapes from the wildlife park and flies here to Ramsey, but he hasn't shown up for a while.
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encore une superbe photo, cette macro de ce papillon est magnifique. le contrasme entre les couleurs du papillon et le sol sombre, j'adore
ReplyDeletestill a great photo, this macro this butterfly is magnificent. contrasme between the colors of a butterfly and the dark soil, I love
Wow! I always am fascinated by macro shots! Especially Insects and Butterflies like this! It's so hard to capture such beauty! You did great!
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Your Painted Lady was much more impressive than any Pelican would be!
ReplyDeleteLen's or no lens I'm impressed.
ReplyDeleteflutterbyes are so hard to photograph - well done.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL! :)))
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So pretty. The butterflies are appearing in this more summer like weather and so are the moths.
ReplyDeletethat is very beautiful butterfly
ReplyDeleteMy P post in here Thanks
Well I think you did a very nice job!
ReplyDeleteI like what Gerald called it, a flutterbye!
Beautiful butterfly! I think I need to do some butterfly homework to see what the North American version looks like.
ReplyDeleteHello! Thanks for your comment over at my place. The Black Country does mean something to me, it is the term used for an area of the West Midlands, round about Birmingham etc. Was there any particular reason you asked?
ReplyDeletePerfect.....beautiful butterfly
ReplyDeleteEven without the lens, you made a fantastic photo!
ReplyDeleteI know that the Painted Lady is pretty common here. I have never heard of the Cosmopolitan, but I am sure no butterfly expert.
ReplyDeleteI took a butterfly photo at some time and identified it as a California Calico. It did look something like your Painted Lady.
Theya re so hard to photograph. As soon as I get near, they flutter off to the next perch.
Absolutly a fantastic shot and wonderful P!
ReplyDeleteHave fun:)
Perfect "P" Photo, Babooshka!
ReplyDeleteOoh, that sounds fun. Great pic of the butterfly - I hate moths close up but butterflies are always so cute and beautiful when they're snapped like this.
ReplyDeleteCiao love, thanks for the lovely comments! xx
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I thought about doing a Painted lady. I am glad you did.
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You can tell it's not an American lady since the upper submarginal spots are not connected.
Nice photo
"P" is posted.
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Troy
PS: I'm doing a Butterfly post for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteCome visit.
Troy and Martha,
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Seeing these [short-lived] creatures always touches my heart. What a pretty shot. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the butterfly photo:)
ReplyDeleteDon't know the names of all the butterflies but seeing the first ones of the season is always a treat. Great post for P.
ReplyDeleteConsidering you had to lie on the ground to get this shot, you've done an excellent job! I love seeing butterflies in my garden and occasionally get to see some that are colourful and different. :D
ReplyDeleteThx for your kind comment on my post.
I love your shot...we do get ourselves into some fixes trying to get shots for our blog don't we? I would have called this a Monarach butterfly so I know nothing about butterflies!
ReplyDeleteThis is my ABC.
as well as this.
Can't help with the questions, not butterfly savvy, but can tell you that your Painted Lady is similar in color and pattern to our monarch here and that your letter P choice is lovely. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHope we get a glimpse of George too, sometime in the future.
Another perfect photo (how is that for P?)
ReplyDeleteHow on Earth did you get it to sit still so long? My daughter has a Painted Lady caterpillar here at home in a small container that she is waiting on. It is a project for school - each of the children got one to watch change to a butterfly! She loved your photo!
That's a beautiful picture. I'm yet to see any over here this year.
ReplyDeleteMy dear old departed Sicilian grandmother had a slightly different notion of a ‘painted lady’!
ReplyDeleteWell captured; a lovely butterfly shot.
ReplyDeletewhat a Pretty Painted lady!!
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Well, you did a lovely job with this photo. Even without a special lens.
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I love this, the colors, the drastic difference colors, and the 2 extreme textures... I love this.
ReplyDeletebeautifully captured!
ReplyDeleteOh, this is so beautiful! If you can do this with an ordinary lens, why would you need macro?
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful!