Saturday, July 19, 2008

Red-spotted Admiral Butterfly

Another butterfly photo! I can't help it, they keep flitting into my life begging me to take their pictures. Yes, really. Well, OK. I am stretching the truth a bit. ;-) But they do keep crossing my path.

The red-spotted admiral above is a close relative of the white admiral I posted a few days ago. In fact they sometimes cross breed making identification difficult. But this is a classic red-spotted admiral, and it's absolutely crazy about milkweed. It poked its proboscis into many blossoms for the sweet nectar and paid me NO attention. Ha! Like I was invisible or something.
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16 comments:

  1. TomJuly 19, 2008 at 4:31 AM

    These are stunning capture and make me want to get the camera out.. trouble is it is raining very hard at the moment.

    Tom

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  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2008 at 5:42 AM

    I like your photo. We have these here too but only one or two now and then. I got some pictures of black Tiger Swallowtails yesterday.

    Abraham Lincoln
    —Brookville Daily Photo

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  3. dotJuly 19, 2008 at 7:59 AM

    I enjoy seeing butterfly photos and this one is a beauty for sure. That was nice of him to stay still for you!

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  4. DarlaJuly 19, 2008 at 8:44 AM

    Your butterfly photo's are wonderful. Do you suppose they are telling one another where they
    can go to have their photograph taken?

    Darla

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  5. RoseJuly 19, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    Sure is a beautiful creature! You could post butterflies from now on and I for one would enjoy every one of them.

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  6. AndreaJuly 19, 2008 at 9:21 AM

    What a beautiful butterfly you captured. Well done!

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  7. NevaJuly 19, 2008 at 9:32 AM

    What a great shot! I have not seen that many butterflies in my yard this year....but the flowers I usually have did not do so well this year and I have a 4th set of baby robins where the mommy robin is dive bombing anything in her way!!! so maybe that keeps them away.! Nicely done, though.

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  8. Small City ScenesJuly 19, 2008 at 10:25 AM

    Beautiful shot. Don't you love it when they pose just so. BTW Great minds think alike---I posted a winged critter today to. MB

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  9. Juneau Alaska PhotosJuly 19, 2008 at 12:06 PM

    Gorgeous! I love butterflies.

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  10. sonia a. mascaroJuly 19, 2008 at 4:47 PM

    Wow! Stunning photos!

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  11. Jane Hards PhotographyJuly 19, 2008 at 5:06 PM

    We haven't had as many butterflies as we usually have so you sho me as many as you like, especially as pretty as this.

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  12. KenJuly 19, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    I like your butterfly photos. Keep them coming.

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  13. LouiseJuly 19, 2008 at 10:38 PM

    Oh, to be invisible to a butterfly. You are lucky. Beautiful pictures.

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  14. i beatiJuly 20, 2008 at 9:13 AM

    The little clown and the pollywogs , cute the pictures of chipies and butterflies in general make Zephr a special place

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  15. Kerri FarleyJuly 21, 2008 at 3:30 PM

    Oh it is Beautiful! I LOVE it!
    Gorgeous shot!!!

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  16. AnonymousJuly 24, 2008 at 9:19 AM

    Such a beautiful butterby to capture with your camera - the lighting and colours are just perfect!

    Thanks also for your lovely comments on my blog too!

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