Walking the Crosstimbers
Pipevine Swallowtail on Thistle - 2
Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 17 October 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Beautiful colors and textrues Ernest. The butterflies seem to love the pink thistle.
17 Oct 2009 5:47am
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
This is so beautiful ! Do not know what is more pretty - flower or butterfly :)
17 Oct 2009 7:13am
@MARIANA: Thank you. I'm overloaded with butterfly pics this year!
Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium
Wonderful butterfly, nice DOF and... of course, marvelous colors !
17 Oct 2009 7:27am
Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom
Super macro Earnest the thistle is perfection.
17 Oct 2009 9:32am
Lisa from United States
I love the colors of the thistle and the butterfly together...
17 Oct 2009 10:05am
Elora from Genoa, Italy
What a lovely specimen. The butterfly is lovely and the thistle is fantastic! As for the poke berries, you won't believe it but I saw them for the first time coming to Genoa, I had never seen them in Vancouver before!
17 Oct 2009 10:25am
@Elora: That's very interesting, Elora! Don't eat anything from this plant (Poke Salad) unless you have done some research -- is is poisonous when uncooked!
Amir from Bandar abbas, Iran
wow . very nice shot with amazing colors . i enjoyed a lot .
17 Oct 2009 11:39am
@Amir: Thank you, Amir!
Marilla from Turku, Finland
This butterfly is one of the most beautiful I've seen! Its colours are fabulous.
17 Oct 2009 1:45pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
the colors of the butterfly, have made this beautiful flower of a thistle!
friendships
17 Oct 2009 2:42pm
@marc battault: Thank you very much, Marc... I went to the fields yesterday and there are still butterflies there!
martie from US, United States
Beautiful! Isn't it amazing that the thistle steals the show? (At least for me.) Great shot!
17 Oct 2009 4:13pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
great eyes catch great scenes but it's always the result of reflection of a great mind! love your photos in nature!!!
17 Oct 2009 7:19pm
@flyingwind风飞扬: Say that again! I need some encouragement today... :)) Thanks!
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening, Earnest,
Your shots are always beautiful. This butterfly has brilliant colors. Yesterday, you asked the same recording of something different. I am very excited about all the shots. I give you in return 5 stars *****
Dear greetings Christel
17 Oct 2009 7:43pm
@Christel: Your kindness is appreciated!
Mike observing from Shell village, United Kingdom
Stunning shot Ernie, I like the shallow d.o.f !
17 Oct 2009 8:58pm
Stephanie from Texas, United States
Wow... very nice. I have never seen a butterfly like this one and I am actually an"Okie" living in Texas! Good job!
17 Oct 2009 9:25pm
@Stephanie: Thanks! I was an Okie living in Texas for a long, long time!
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Haha! People who can take beautiful and wonderful pictures are always lovely and just because they are lovely, their pictures are more beautiful! Love your all of these^_^ Happy a nice weekend!
17 Oct 2009 11:04pm
The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom
hey dude
man, this is just awesome
that swallowtail is just ubercool
could kinda be the ironman of the butterfly world duder
but i like the pink thistle next to it, being all kinda coy and girly
beautiful pic duder
17 Oct 2009 11:59pm
@The Dark Dude: Yeah, I'm amazed that people like these thistle flowers so much! They are ubiquitous here.
The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom
hey dude
man i forgot to say dude that im kinda behind here a little... solaris dude... solaris...
17 Oct 2009 11:59pm
@The Dark Dude: Understood.
@Onlymehdi: Thanks... I linked your video channel to my Stumbleupon account.. (where my alter ego reigns supreme)...
Candace from Phoenix, AZ, United States
Well, they complement each other, the butterfly and thistle, such a colorful photo. And the bokeh is cool, too.
19 Oct 2009 2:50am
@Candace: Thank you!
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Lovely colors and a wonderful bokeh ... love it!
21 Oct 2009 5:18pm
Ricardo from Lousada, Portugal
This is a superb Macro!
you're getting better!! =)
28 Oct 2009 3:25pm
