The buddleia has been attracting many butterflies and Bees today. I managed to catch a shot of one taking off while filming in slow motion. Check out the YouTube vid.
(c) K Wicks
Red Admiral slow take off
butterfly
Meadow brown butterfly
Quite a change to the usual situation where I see a butterfly and they immediately sense my excitement and leave. Or they are often just passing through, as they do. But this one stayed for a while, even moving onto different plants and a leaves and waiting for me to take a shot. First three pics are from this month, the last one is from last year when it was the lavendar tempting them in. The buddleia has now established itself, so hopefully that will give them plenty to stop by for.
(c) K Wicks
Small white butterly on buddleia vid
After the bee in the calendula, I turned around, and there was a small white on the buudleia (which finally has bloomed after being repeatedly clipped by the birds!).
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Brown Argus
A pretty little butterfly that was extremely plentiful in Spain, hopefully I can entice more into my garden this year, but will have to see what grows to help with that. But this one was great to photograph as it didn’t even seem to notice me most of the time.
(c) K Wicks
Nasturtium Red
These are lovely plants. Bright, colourful and tasty. Yes, you can eat them! Apparently they have a peppery flavour, of which I haven’t tasted yet. I prefer to plant and leave them for the caterpillars. Small and Large whites absolutely love them. The butterflies lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves, then steadily munch their way through them when they hatch. It’s really cool to see it all happen 🙂
(c) K Wicks
Myscelia butterfly
A lovely blue butterfly found in southern North America, Central America, and northern South America. And butterfly farms, which is where I took this pic.
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Pale Clouded Yellow Butterfly
Pale clouded yellow butterfly, pictures taken with a Nikin D5500.
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Butterfly #1
I have no idea what type of butterfly this is as I only managed to take a picture with it’s wings closed, despite it being taken at a butterfly farm! I have looked through the pages of options and nothing fits so far. There will be more to come, but this is one of my favourite pictures, in fact I think they all are 😉
(c) K Wicks
As the delicate butterfly… (poetry)
As the delicate butterfly
Passing through
Does flutter by
I follow it and if I try
To work out what
And maybe why
He rarely stops
Or says goodbye
Because of course
He’s a butterfly
Spanish Fritillary Butterfly
(c) K Wicks
Rhyme and Reason
Butterfly passing through…
This little beauty stopped for a moment the other day. Beautiful 🦋
(c) K Wicks photographer
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