28.5.11

Citrus Butterfly



There are many butterflies in the garden.
This is a citrus butterfly which has been very accommodative in allowing its photos to be taken from various angles.
It takes several weeks for an egg to eventually become a butterfly but  it survives only about 5 days in this beautiful state.


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19 comments:

  1. SnapMay 28, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Beautiful! I love butterflies and very rarely am able to get a good shot. They are just always in a hurry! happy critter day!

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  2. IndraniMay 28, 2011 at 10:19 PM

    Yes, a friendly critter. :)

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  3. Hootin AnniMay 28, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    That first one is like right out of a sci fi movie....huge butterfly collides head on in a duel of wits!!

    Incredible.

    My Critter blog this week is a photo of a laughing gull, AND I added a touching dog video -1.5 minutes long- of a dog that was blown away in a tornado only to CRAWL home 2 weeks later. It's a must see...the stamina and determination of animals.

    Have a great weekend.

    Here's my link to Camera Critters.

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  4. Jidhu JoseMay 28, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    nice shots.
    mine is here : http://jidhujose.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-221-one-tusker.html

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  5. ???May 28, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    He looks like something out of a painting. Love the huge eyes :)

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  6. UnknownMay 29, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    Really well done!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  7. eileeninmdMay 29, 2011 at 3:16 AM

    It is a pretty butterfly, love the coloring. Fantastic photos.

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  8. Caroline LindMay 29, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    What a beautiful pattern, great shots!

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  9. Dave CawkwellMay 29, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    You don't very often get photos of butterflies straight on like your first photo, but its brilliant! Great set of photos.

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  10. BeccaMay 30, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    That is so gorgeous! It's a shame it doesn't live longer!

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  11. Sandbergs FotobloggMay 30, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    Oh, what a wonderful macro you captured in pictures!
    Soon it will be a long vacation in Sweden for me and Swedish flowers on Monday macro!
    Have a nice day!

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  12. AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Gorgeous details of the butterfly wings.

    Happy Macro Monday.

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  13. ShifanMay 30, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    good shot. Fantastic photos. If you have a time please follow my blog, http://wwwmysrilanka.blogspot.com

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  14. NicoletteMay 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Gorgeous photos... particularly like the balance in the first photo.

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  15. LindaMay 30, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Beautiful!!!!

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  16. AnonymousMay 31, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    So beautiful photos.

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  17. Bella SkyeMay 31, 2011 at 5:37 AM

    Gorgeous shots!

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  18. forgetmenotMay 31, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    Beautiful butterfly--beautiful photos. So sad that they are "here and gone" so quickly. Mickie :)

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  19. Betty ManousosJune 5, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    wonderful macro, as usual.

    loving your photography!
    betty

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