Walking the Crosstimbers
Gulf Fritillary -- Agraulis vanillae - 1
Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 6 October 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Your butterfly shots are always so good. This is a real beauty.
6 Oct 2009 5:52am
martie from US, United States
Earnest - magnificent! Those colors are so rich and deep! I swear you have a way with the winged world - it's as if they actually pose for you.
6 Oct 2009 6:33am
@martie: I guess I just look like an old tree or something... they seem to not be too scared... :))
Mhélène from Paris, France
A superb photo ,beautiful colors and light on the wings !
6 Oct 2009 7:21am
The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom
hey dude
yep - magnificent is the word here dude
just a phenomenal shot
man, you wanna swop cameras for a bit??
6 Oct 2009 8:33am
@The Dark Dude: Judging from today's photo, I don't think you need one... maybe I should get out there with my cell phone and take some shots... only problem is I HATE my cell phone.. It's a result of being tied to pagers and phones at the beck and call of "the helpless" all my life as an engineer... I just keep my cell phone to make my wife happy as it seems she would rather call me across the room than sit and have a face to face conversation... Go figure!
Marilla from Turku, Finland
Beautiful wings - it's impossible to not notice this butterfly.
6 Oct 2009 10:22am
Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States
Great shot, Ernie! These guys are so hard to catch in a good shot, they rarely sit still!
6 Oct 2009 10:46am
@Eric Fry: These are rare as compared to others here so I was a bit worried when I started to follow it knowing that it would soon disappear... Finally it landed in the middle of lots of high grass and got used to me (or tired of me) and I got some really excellent photos... No camera can do justice to the outside of this butterflie's wings as the silvery color of some of the spots appears white but I got a pretty good shot coming up on Thursday.
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Beautiful butterfly and great shot . Hey, this one looks so much as my Monarchs :))
6 Oct 2009 1:15pm
@Mohsen: Thank you!
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening Earnest,
I am excited about this wonderful brilliant recording. It is a bright spot for me on that rainy day. I give you for it 5 stars ***** Dear greetings Christel
6 Oct 2009 4:36pm
@Christel: I am glad it brought a little sunshine to your day!
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
wonderful color in this !! great macro shot ,again !
friendships !
6 Oct 2009 8:39pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
wow . . this is like you live in a Nature Reserve . . amazing varieties.
6 Oct 2009 10:05pm
@Ronnie 2¢: I am lucky to live in a "relatively" rural location... I love it!
Ricardo from Lousada, Portugal
This is a super beautiful butterfly!
I'm jealous!! :))
10 Oct 2009 10:46am
@oana: Thank you!
