Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Butterflies!!!

The Butterfly House in The Hershey Gardens......a truly magical place!!!!

Atala
Thanks nacncyhoho, i had identified this one incorrectly!!!!


Queen


Common Buckeye


White Peacock


Monarch


Zebra Longwing


Black Swallowtail


Cloudless Sulphur


Banded Orange Heliconian


Did You Know?? Butterflies.........

- feed through a straw-like proboscis
- have wings covered with millions of colorful scales
- "smell" through their feet and antennae
- need to warm up to become active
- emerge fully grown from the chrysalis


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21 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

so beautiful. every time i see the words 'common buckeye' i think: There is nothing common about that beauty! :)

Leenie said...

Butterfly gardens seem so magical. Your photos are superb.

Jill said...

What a wonderful series of photos. Each one is stunning!

Nancy said...

These are so beautiful. I didn't realize there are so many different kinds. Great photos, Debbie. :)

Blessed Serendipity said...

Butterflies are so beautiful as they float from flower to flower. I just love them.

Danielle

Negerigeletschtempoit said...

Fantastic!!! Gorgeous pictures of gorgeous creatures.
xxxx

Tammy said...

Yes, I know what you mean! We went to the butterfly house in Niagra in March. My fellas knew I could spend all day in there, so they told me up front I was limited to 1hour. Leaving was painful.

Farm Girl said...

Just beautiful! I love all of your pictures of them. You must have had to stand really still. My shutter isn't fast enough for such good shots.

Ruth Hiebert said...

Each of these is so beautiful.

Julie G. said...

Debbie, absolutely dreamy images! Each one of the butterflies are so very gorgeous. I love all the different wing patterns. I had never seen a White Peacock or Banded Orange Heliconian until I visited your wonderful blog. You really captured the butterflies beautifully! Thanks for brightening my evening with your glorious post!

Cheryl @ TFD said...

They are all so beautiful. Great shots! I haven't seen some of these. Thanks for sharing.

Dianna said...

Beautiful pictures! My mom loved butterflies, so now seeing them always reminds me of her.
Thanks for sharing.

Tammy said...

Hi Debbie, I'm so happy you like the new header. The white deer are my favorite, but I was getting tired of them and felt it was time for a change. I added a description for you ;)

Adrienne said...

Great shots!! Love the COLOR! I'm going to have to find a Butterfly garden around here!

Unknown said...

wow, great captures. Looks like you had a blast w/ur camera.

Buttons Thoughts said...

Oh I love this they are so beautiful. I am glad you took the time to name them. Thank you. B

Susan said...

They're gorgeous Debbie, and I love the flowers they're photographed on as well.

MyMaracas said...

Thanks for the invitation to see your butterflies! You're right, I really enjoyed these. Our zoo has a butterfly house, and this is the last year for it. I have got to get over there ASAP.

BTW, you mentioned in your previous post that you're not happy with your fireworks shots. I just figured out how to photograph fireworks last weekend. I have a post up with samples and a link to great tutorial at my other blog, Maraca, in case you're interested. (http://mymaracas.blogspot.com/)

Nancy said...

Thanks so much for sharing at YSB today, Debbie. I appreciate it! :)

April's Homemaking said...

Great pictures, I love butterfly gardens, very beautiful butterflies!

Pat said...

Wonderful captures!