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Pipevine Swallowtail on Thistle - 2Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 17 October 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio. I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
Comments (27)
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, CanadaBeautiful colors and textrues Ernest. The butterflies seem to love the pink thistle. 17 Oct 2009 5:47am MARIANA from Waterloo, CanadaThis 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, BelgiumWonderful butterfly, nice DOF and... of course, marvelous colors ! 17 Oct 2009 7:27am Curly from South Shields, United KingdomSuper macro Earnest the thistle is perfection. 17 Oct 2009 9:32am Lisa from United StatesI love the colors of the thistle and the butterfly together... 17 Oct 2009 10:05am Elora from Genoa, ItalyWhat 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, Iranwow . very nice shot with amazing colors . i enjoyed a lot . 17 Oct 2009 11:39am @Amir: Thank you, Amir! Marilla from Turku, FinlandThis butterfly is one of the most beautiful I've seen! Its colours are fabulous. 17 Oct 2009 1:45pm marc battault from clermont ferrand, Francethe colors of the butterfly, have made this beautiful flower of a thistle! 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 StatesBeautiful! 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, Barbadosgreat 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, GermanyGood evening, Earnest, 17 Oct 2009 7:43pm @Christel: Your kindness is appreciated! Mike observing from Shell village, United KingdomStunning shot Ernie, I like the shallow d.o.f ! 17 Oct 2009 8:58pm Stephanie from Texas, United StatesWow... 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, BarbadosHaha! 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 Kingdomhey dude 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 Kingdomhey dude 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 StatesWell, 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, ThailandLovely colors and a wonderful bokeh ... love it! 21 Oct 2009 5:18pm Ricardo from Lousada, PortugalThis is a superb Macro! 28 Oct 2009 3:25pm |