Sunday, August 1, 2010

Purple Coneflowers/ Today's Flowers

Monarch butterfly on purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

This monarch is looking a little rough but is still out enjoying what it really likes - the nectar of purple coneflowers!

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16 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 1, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    My favorite summer sight! And I had not had one yet til you posted this gem.

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  2. LeoraAugust 1, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    Hard to pay attention to the flower with the butterfly stealing the show like that.

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  3. Regina August 1, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    Pretty amazing!

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  4. MichelleAugust 1, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Love the butterfly. We have had a lot of them at our farm this summer.

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  5. KathyAugust 1, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    Hard to decide which is the prettiest, the butterfly or the flower. But the two together make a wonderful composition. I also like whatever processing you did to the photo. It has a special quality.

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  6. RoseAugust 1, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    He may be rough, but at least you caught one...not sure I have even captured one this year...if I did it has been a while. And this is good photo, too.

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  7. FranciscaAugust 1, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    I see hundreds of little yellow butterflies flying around my house, but I have yet to capture one with my camera. You did marvelously with this one... butterfly AND colorful flower!

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  8. Cezar and LéiaAugust 1, 2010 at 3:25 PM

    HEllo dear EG,
    Impressive, this picture is magnificent!The flower is adorable but I'm enchanted by the sweet butterfly, how lucky you are to capture so perfect moment!
    Léia :)

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  9. B SQUAREDAugust 1, 2010 at 4:42 PM

    They are in all their glory around here. Simply beautiful.

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  10. CarverAugust 1, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    Great shot of the butterfly on the coneflower.

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  11. eileeninmdAugust 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM

    Beautiful shot of the butterfly! I love Purple Coneflowers.

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  12. Small City ScenesAugust 1, 2010 at 8:24 PM

    Beautiful capture. I haven't seen very many Butterflies around this year. Lots of flowers her so I wonder why. I'll keep looking. MB

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  13. Rambling WoodsAugust 1, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    I haven't seen one and I don't expect to..lucky you...

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  14. RoanAugust 1, 2010 at 9:31 PM

    It seems like all the butterflies I find have a chunk out of their wings. The perfect ones won't stay put long enough for me to get a picture. ;)

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  15. AnonymousAugust 2, 2010 at 4:31 AM

    Finally, a resolution I love and really want to keep. Good article. Iflorist.co.uk

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  16. GeorgeAugust 2, 2010 at 11:58 PM

    This is a wonderful macro of both the butterfly and the cornflower.

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