Walk the shores - Part IV
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Categories: Photo-Journal •May 19, 2008
Continuing my walk on the shores of Lake Louisa - here’s my loot on Butterflies. Happy of finding the more rare American Painted Lady, I ended the day watching the mating dance of some Palamedes Swallowtails.
A bit hard to catch, they were all over each other and pretty fast, it was fascinating nevertheless.
And then there was the smallest one - the Miami Blue. Difficult because so small and because his real beauty shows only with wings open - a stunning and very vibrant blue. In this case I had to neglect a bit the usual focus on the head area in order to provide an idea on how beautiful its colors are.
Have a look!
American Painted Lady
Black Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Palamedes Dance
Palamedes Dance
Palamedes Dance
Phaon Crescent
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Miami Blue
8:18 am on May 19th, 2008
Klaus these are great.. beautiful..
thanks for the heads up on the date ( i fixed it)
The baby turtle is so adorable and the birds… stunning as always.. thanks for sharing
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10:10 am on May 19th, 2008
I’m not familiar with the Palamedes and to think they have a mating dance is just so cool! The lone shot looks almost like an art piece with a drop shadow - gorgeous.
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12:01 pm on May 19th, 2008
Great collection of butterfly images. Really like the way you presented them.
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6:29 pm on May 19th, 2008
I’m coming to Florida so you can teach me photography!
These pictures are fantastic, Klaus! Beautiful butterflies.
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5:26 am on May 20th, 2008
Beautiful! The American Painted Lady is my favorite - then that Miami Blue is something else!
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7:41 am on May 20th, 2008
more beautiful butterflies..I too, love the American Painted Lady’s markings..
BUT all are lovely!
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1:06 pm on May 20th, 2008
Beautiful butterfly photos, Klaus! The Black Swallowtail is particularly lovely.
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