Sunday, July 11, 2010

Pearl Crescent/ Macro Monday

Pearl Crescent butterfly

Here a small butterfly is sipping the nectar of tufted vetch (Vicia cracca).  Usually they are  attracted to yellow blossoms but this one is happy to sip the nectar from this purple flower.


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25 comments:

  1. Jenn JilksJuly 11, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    How beautiful.

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  2. CarlettaJuly 11, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    The purple shows off his beautiful coloring!

    (Carletta's Captures)

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  3. Martha ZJuly 11, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    I guess it will take food where it finds it.
    I think the little swallow was getting ready to leave the nest, that was the first time he had stuck his head up. We left the next day when we got back from the mountains he was gone.

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  4. macthewebJuly 11, 2010 at 10:10 PM

    The butterfly must have done the purple flower just so you could get the lovely complimentary color.

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  5. Margaret Gosden July 11, 2010 at 11:53 PM

    Fantastic capture!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 11, 2010 at 11:57 PM

    Lovely colors and composition!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 11, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    Great contrast between the butterfly and the purple bloom...that purple really enhances the butterfly!

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  8. Small City ScenesJuly 12, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    What a beauty this one is. MB

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  9. Christina, SwedenJuly 12, 2010 at 3:05 AM

    a great Macro catch and I'm surek it looks so much better against the purple flower

    christina, Sweden

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  10. LimareaJuly 12, 2010 at 3:37 AM

    A lovely upside-down flutter photo! :)

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  11. AlJuly 12, 2010 at 5:15 AM

    What a lovely looking butterfly!

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  12. aspiritofsimplicityJuly 12, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Beautiful capture.

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  13. B i r g i t t aJuly 12, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    This is a most enjoyable scene to watch nowerdays in the nature :)
    Hope you are having a great time!

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  14. SandyCarlsonJuly 12, 2010 at 5:52 AM

    Wonderful shot. Capturing these guys is like capturing little children. Tough business! This is really great.

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  15. JayJuly 12, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    What a cute little upside down guy he is! Perhaps he's colour blind? LOL!

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  16. margieJuly 12, 2010 at 9:29 AM

    perhaps flowers for butterflies are like wine for us, do you want red or white? great macro.

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  17. JudyJuly 12, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    Very nice shot. The colors are so pretty.

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  18. LowellJuly 12, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    How come you're so smart? I would have said it looks like a butterfly flitting about a purple plant!

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  19. HalcyonJuly 12, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    How beautiful!

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  20. Craver ViiJuly 12, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    I like the representation of secondary colors here. (Orange, green and purple.)

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  21. AnonymousJuly 12, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Very beautiful butterfly! :)

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  22. gigiJuly 12, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    I'm loving your Macro Monday :)

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  23. AnonymousJuly 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Good one. Butterflies are tough subjects -- at least for me. They won't sit still. Your image might benefit from a tighter crop.

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  24. UnknownJuly 12, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    beautiful! butterflies do not sit still very long. great shot!!

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  25. AnonymousJuly 13, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    So small and delicate. Great shot!

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