Sunny Autumn. Common Blue Lady, Polyommatus icarus, on Yellow Daisy, Shaffy's Tuin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In the Autumn Sun we ambled to pretty little Shaffy's Garden near the Cruise Ship Terminal of Amsterdam with a splendid view over de Oosterdok, one of the city's inner harbors. Everything was in Autumn mode, but enough to see anyway.
Here's a Common Blue Butterfly, a female, resting on the heart of a Yellow Daisy. For what she was looking I don't know because there can't have been much nectar in the dessicated flower heart... But if you're hungry every sip helps. And don't forget: too much of any Golden Stuff can easily lead to your downfall, as Icarus of old found out to his sure regret.
Yes, of course... I forgot: anyway, 'polyommatus' is from the Greek and meaning 'many-eyed' it refers to the eye-like markings on the underside of Blues' wings, which you can't see in this photo.
Sunny Autumn. Common Blue Lady, Polyommatus icarus, on Yellow Daisy, Shaffy's Tuin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In the Autumn Sun we ambled to pretty little Shaffy's Garden near the Cruise Ship Terminal of Amsterdam with a splendid view over de Oosterdok, one of the city's inner harbors. Everything was in Autumn mode, but enough to see anyway.
Here's a Common Blue Butterfly, a female, resting on the heart of a Yellow Daisy. For what she was looking I don't know because there can't have been much nectar in the dessicated flower heart... But if you're hungry every sip helps. And don't forget: too much of any Golden Stuff can easily lead to your downfall, as Icarus of old found out to his sure regret.
Yes, of course... I forgot: anyway, 'polyommatus' is from the Greek and meaning 'many-eyed' it refers to the eye-like markings on the underside of Blues' wings, which you can't see in this photo.