Walking the Crosstimbers
Common Buckeye -- Junonia coenia
Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 21 August 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Buttonbush Series
I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
@Marilla: It does bear a startling similarity but not the color.
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good morning Earnest,
a beautiful recording. I like the butterfly. A masterpiece. Dear greetings Christel
21 Aug 2009 8:14am
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Such incredible markings on something a'fluttering by . .
21 Aug 2009 9:27am
Nadia Olisa from Canberra, Australia
oh wow..the colours are amazingg..and they almost look like eyes on the butterfly!! pretty! :)
21 Aug 2009 11:18am
@Nadia Olisa: The "eyes" are not coincidence -- apparently designed to scare off predators.
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
what a wing span. a very beautiful butterfly and i like how it is framed by the leaves
21 Aug 2009 11:55am
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I love your butterfly pictures. They are always so sharp and clear and what beautiful little creatures they are. This is great.
21 Aug 2009 1:15pm
Tracy from La Selva Beach, United States
You've made him look anything BUT common...This is a beautiful shot with perfect depth of field!
21 Aug 2009 7:22pm
@Tracy: Thanks!
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Did you catch it in flight? Fantastic DOF and color!
21 Aug 2009 7:41pm
lucid from Toronto, Canada
Beautiful colours and great timing, catching it with it's wings open! Where are you taking these photos? I usually only see moths about, and maybe a rare monarch.
21 Aug 2009 8:23pm
@lucid: All of my recent shots were taken near the buttonbush, a plant that loves water and grows near lakes and streams. I is one of few plants that has blossoms that appeal to all sorts of nectar feeders and I just happened one day to come upon a bush in first bloom that was loaded with butterflies. I added photos for this series from another day and photographed some in outlying vegetation. Total shoot time about four hours... It was a great and fun experience. I live near (one could say in) the country and prefer nature photography above anything else so I have all sorts of subjects, wildflowers, insects, birds, etc to photograph.
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful butterfly that you have captured here with nice framing and good DoF. Well done, Earnest!
22 Aug 2009 1:51am
@Steven: Thanks very much!
Nina from Hamburg, Germany
What a great pose of this beauty with the wings wide open, really a superb photo, Earnest.
22 Aug 2009 3:21am
Candace from Phoenix, AZ, United States
That's a beautiful b-fly, perfect markings.
22 Aug 2009 11:26am
Kerri from Blacksburg, United States
Stunning! I saw my first one a week ago. LOVE these little guys!
21 Sep 2009 1:58pm
@Kerri: Hey, keep shooting and I wish you great luck like I had this summer!
