Saturday, October 26, 2013

Butterflies Still Here!

 Butterfly on aster

Until the beginning of last week, out weather has been unseasonably warm. Still, I was quite surprised last Sunday to see butterflies on the north shore of Lake Ontario.

Monarch on clover

There were quite a few monarchs sipping nectar, possibly migrating southward.

I am linking to Madge's Weekly Top Shot.
 
FYI: The November 1 theme for City Daily Photo bloggers is "Heights."
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31 comments:

  1. Buttons ThoughtsOctober 26, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    Oh they better get out their winter coats burr:) Great shots. B

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  2. KateOctober 26, 2013 at 7:34 AM

    Beautiful shots of delicate yet strong little creatures. Love the Monarch migration cycle.

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  3. Phil SladeOctober 26, 2013 at 7:42 AM

    It's always so good to see a Monarch and then imagine it migrating all those thousands of miles.

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  4. Lois EvensenOctober 26, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    Very pretty! So colorful. :)

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  5. The Furry GnomeOctober 26, 2013 at 8:02 AM

    Glad to hear there were a few monarchs.

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  6. Coloring Outside the LinesOctober 26, 2013 at 8:33 AM

    I was surprised to see a few butterflies out in the field a couple of days ago..the mornings have been so chilly. I agree with Buttons- they better find a fur coat to wrap up in.

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  7. MadSnapperOctober 26, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    the first one is my fav today, i think that is called a leaf wing, and they are so pretty, we have a few here but i have never gotten a decent shot of one.

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  8. SaunOctober 26, 2013 at 9:18 AM

    Last little bit of sweet nectar. Great shots!

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  9. LowellOctober 26, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    That is quite amazing. I guess the warm weather gets their signals crossed! Love the monarch pic!

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  10. RoseOctober 26, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    I can't believe you still have butterflies! I can't even remember the last time I saw one here. We sure didn't have many this year.

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  11. rainfield61October 26, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    I wonder where do they go in the winter?

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  12. JudyOctober 26, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    I haven't seen butterflies in a few weeks. There might still be some here, in Woodstock near London, but husband tells me we have had hard frost back home. I wonder if I brought a warm enough coat with me for the trip from the Greyhound home tomorrow...

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  13. TexWisGirlOctober 26, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    lovely!

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  14. William KendallOctober 26, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    That monarch's lovely in particular.

    I haven't seen any around here for three or four weeks...

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  15. Our photosOctober 26, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    You have make beautiful butterflies photos!
    Greetings, RW & SK

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  16. LindyLouMacOctober 26, 2013 at 12:49 PM

    Fabulous butterfly captures.

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  17. Pamela GordonOctober 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    These are so pretty. I love the monarch on the clover. I hope it survives the trip as there are so few of them this year.

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  18. Crafty Green PoetOctober 26, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    lovely photos! Unseasonably warm over here too but my last butterfly sighting was about a week ago

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  19. RedPatOctober 26, 2013 at 2:30 PM

    I hope they are far south by now! ;-)

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  20. Linda W.October 26, 2013 at 3:36 PM

    Love, love, love your Monarch shot. Very nice!

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  21. NatureFootstepOctober 26, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    Lovely winged ones. :)

    Great post for my meme if you will:

    http://nfmemes.blogspot.se/search/label/NF%20Winged

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  22. Ruth HiebertOctober 26, 2013 at 7:46 PM

    Lovely pictures. No butterflies left over here and that is good because the flowers are all done as well.

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  23. StephanieOctober 26, 2013 at 8:10 PM

    Lovely butterflies!!!

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  24. CarlettaOctober 26, 2013 at 10:07 PM

    Terrific butterfly shots!
    I was out last weekend and saw a few sulphurs but it's down to freezing this week.

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  25. KarenOctober 26, 2013 at 11:31 PM

    These are excellent! It's been warm here for weeks, but we had a bit of snow this morning.

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  26. LauraOctober 27, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  27. sonia a. mascaroOctober 27, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Wow! Stunning pictures!

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  28. IndraniOctober 27, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Beautiful captures!

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  29. Lisa GordonOctober 27, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    These are so beautiful.
    Our butterflies are long gone now. :-(

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  30. AnonymousOctober 28, 2013 at 12:54 PM

    These are beautiful captures. Hope they don't wait too long before they head south.

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  31. kayerjOctober 28, 2013 at 3:51 PM

    lovely

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