Taken at Lichfield

Martin Down, Hampshire

The remains of a hortensia flower, a little bit of one of the flowers is still holding on.

Happy looking close....on Friday!

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Green Bees don't care about the petal tips, they don't have pollen or nectar on offer

Auroraperhonen; Orange Tip; Anthocharis cardamines

As I was driving back to Anchroage from Seward I saw this mountain top. What grabbed my attention were the crisp sharp lines and angles of the snow on the mountain top.

France; Brenne, Lignac 5/4/20

Anthocharis cardamines (Pieridae)

On an errand today I had the feeling it might be worth taking the camera. Just as I was about to head back I saw this little beauty resting up on some brambles.

Despite the blown out areas I do like taking shots of these backlit as the orange just glows.

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France; Brenne, Cherine 5/5/17.

shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a venus optics laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x macro lens

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Anthocharis cardamines.

A nectaring male Orange Tip

An old picture. I really liked the contrast between the shapes of the tips and the shadows on the background. Hope you'll like it!

Taken at Barton Marina

Orange-tip : Anthocharis cardamines

Brand-Knabenkraut - Neotinea ustulate

Growing in midst a yellow carpet of spurge (Euphorbia, Wolfsmilch)

Anthocharis cardamines,

This male Orange Tip was busy flying around when he decided to settle, this was my chance to grab a few shots before he took to the wing again.

It's the first time I've seen these very fluffy moths, this one was resting among the grass flowers

Linda Castro Wildlife Sanctuary, Fulton, Aransas County, Texas

Today I've seen the first Orange Tip of the year, and I was very happy that it posed so willingly!

I don't often get the chance to photograph these butterflies. They are constantly on the move and hardly ever land.

I was very lucky with this one.....except I didn't have my macro lens with me !

Image taken at the Stonebow Washlands in Charnwood. Orange - tips in our area have been plentiful so far this year and it was a bonus to catch the Male and Female together.

At the end of a long day this Hooded Merganser enjoys tipping one back.

For "Looking close... on Friday!" ; theme : "tip".

One from last year, keep seeing them go through garden but they do not stop. Will we get out in time to photograph these this year I wonder. Taken late evening with the low sun back lighting the butterfly and a little fill flash on front of subject. Kingcombe Meadows, Dorset.

At home

'Hebomoia glaucippe' The 'Great orange-tip' butterfly in a heated butterfly house.

Rusty-tipped page (Siproeta epaphus) or brown siproeta, is a New World butterfly that lives all year in tropical habitats. Seen at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's Butterfly Jungle

What I liked on this shot was the bottom tip there was just a dot of light out of a ridge that caught light just above the tip.

Another shot of the Orange Tip on Cuckoo Flower that visited my garden today.

Lyme Regis Dorset

A female Orange-tip at roost as the sun goes down in the background.