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This butterfly is feeding on the small red blooms of a cypress vine at Mizell Farms Nursery. Phoebis sennae.
The Sonoran Desert
Scottsdale, Arizona
A cross section of local flora displays itself on an early Spring morning. Arizona lupine and brittle bush bloomed profusely after enjoying a wet winter.
For those who might be familiar with the area, the foreground scene shelters Shea Blvd which passes in front of the mountain. The scene is on the campus of the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale.
Nikon D850
Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 30 mm
1/40 sec at f/11 ISO 64
Single capture
April 3, 2023
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A second shot from Saturday's sunrise workshop at Herringfleet.
Although the cloudless sky didn't make for a great sunrise, for a few minutes the rising sun backlit the mist to great effect.
Canon 5D MkII
Canon 17-40mm @ 40mm
1/60sec @ f/11.0
ISO 100
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Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park, FL
Whether too many or not enough, clouds that is. This is a shot of Sunday's dawn in the Everglades. A week earlier I had a cloudy sky with no sun, this time there wasn't a single cloud around. This was shot 30 minutes before sunrise at the beginning of civil twilight.
Well-marked female.
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There were three of these beauties in an American Senna (Senna hebecarpa). Route Seven and Bynam Run, Harford County
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o’er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
---- Lord Byron (George Gordon)
I've been tested positive for covid virus last Thursday, I started feeling sick two week ago. I'm feeling better now thought not one hundred percent. My 97 year old mom got it too and she is not doing very well. Please everyone be safe and take care of each other.
Best viewed in large.
I am identifying this as a Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly (Phoebis sennae). Correction or confirmation will be appreciated.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebis_sennae
Phoebis sennae, the cloudless sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the Americas. There are several similar species such as the clouded sulphur (Colias philodice), the yellow angled-sulphur (Anteos maerula), which has angled wings, the statira sulphur (Aphrissa statira), and other sulphurs, which are much smaller. The species name comes from the genus Senna to which many of the larval host plants belong.
www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the...
The sulphur butterfly, often known as the cloudless sulphur butterfly, is a large yellow butterfly found throughout most of the mainland United States. It is most common in the eastern United States and southern portions of the western United States, but it has been spotted as far north as Canada. Its genus name is derived from the name of the Greek god Apollo’s sister, Phoebe. Its species name is derived from the genus of its favorite host plants, Senna, a member of the pea family.
Sulphur butterflies have an average wingspan of about 2-3 inches. There is some sexual dimorphism between male and female sulphur butterflies. The males are typically solid yellow, while the females are yellow with a black border on their wings and a dark spot at the center of each forewing. Male sulphur butterflies also display some seasonal dimorphism. Winter forms are typically larger and have darker markings.
www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Phoebis-sennae
I visited the Desert Botanical Garden for the Fall Exhibit of Majestic Mariposas
www.tempetourism.com/events/majestic-mariposas-at-desert-...
dbg.org/events/majestic-mariposas-6/2025-11-16/
Step into a world of enchantment and beauty this fall at our Cohn Family Butterfly Pavilion. Witness more than 1,000 Southwestern butterflies, including the stunning monarch. Don’t forget to capture a moment in front of our stunning butterfly mural, and delve deeper into the fascinating lifecycle of these beautiful creatures. Relax and let the world of pollinators around you come alive.
Desert Botanical Garden has an incredible collection of plants and cacti arranged in a beautiful park setting.
Think the desert is all dirt and tumbleweeds? Think again. Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cactus, trees and flowers from all around the world spread across 55 acres in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Sitting in my garden, soaking up the Summer sunlight, flew in another butterfly. Landing right next to me on a warm yellow lantana flower, he peered deeply at me and murmured in a low voice, "What are you looking at?" Astonished, I replied, "Why nothing, my dear little butterfly...enjoying the sunny day? What about you?" With a smug grin, he replied, "Just your strange ugly mug. Now get out of my way, bud. You are blocking my nectar." I slowly backed away as not to annoy him any further. I suppose some of my garden visitors simply don't have much to say. It was a shame I never found out his name. He kind of looked like a "Bud" to me...
Happy Monday, everyone! Here is a little Summer warmth featuring a Cloudless Sulphur to start your week (which for me at least is much needed as this week is cold and rainy).
The fourth photo from the "Butterfly Days" series.
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Last night, I was hanging out in town with my family, having dinner at one of our favorite local mexican food places. As we were finishing up dinner, all the lovely clouds, first clouds in a week, started to light up in some of the most beautiful winter sunset colors. The colors I wish I saw when I was at the beach for sunset! However, I have not seen a sunset like that in a while. The last couple I went to were completely cloudless! But the surf, being a tad higher then normal, made up for it. This was one of those sunsets where there were no clouds, but the foreground was nice enough to deal with it.
The sky here was a big blown out, but such is life. I did use the hard grad, but sometimes 3 stops on that hard grad is just not enough! Sometimes I even stack grads! :D What I really love about this location, if the tide is low enough, you can see some of the most lovely sea life. The shells here are just something that I usually do not have in my shots, because I much prefer to show up during a higher tide! So on this night and in this particular shot, the shells to the right steal the show!
Geek talk: Hummm, honestly I cannot recall if I used an ND filter or not! But for sure I used the Hitech hard grad filter.
Please, enjoy!
The Cloudless Sulphur butterfly, Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus), on it's native host plant: Chapman's wild sensitive plant, Senna mexicana var. chapmanii, a host of the cloudless sulphur, Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus). She's laying eggs ...
Out front in God's garden, my native and Florida friendly garden planted last fall!
This photo contrasts with my previous photo of a Cloudless and demonstrates the wide variability in wing markings for this species.
Midtown Tulsa, OK
La bellissima luce attorno alla famosa chiesetta di Caorle, in un'alba serena e romantica di qualche giorno fa
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borges ranch, mount diablo foothills, ca
This is a very rough first attempt at a high key image, taken last weekend at the beautiful borges ranch, in the foothills of mount diablo.
The Cloudless Sulphur is a familiar butterfly, an annual fall visitor in Maryland and other northern states.
Pictured here avidly nectaring on Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii), a Texas native plant. The common name of this plant refers to the overlapping red petals that resemble a Turkish turban.
I was scathing about the weather forecast this weekend. I find cloudless skies incredibly difficult to work with but the breathless conditions did seem to play into my hands here with the first light of the day on the Langdale Pikes. Something pretty wonderful to witness it has to be said...
"Misty Orange River Layers" by Patti Deters. The mist and fog take on an orange hue as the sun rises over the Boy River in northern Minnesota on a late summer morning. The shoreline trees can be seen in the background with wild rice, cattails, and other marshy plants and grasses in the foreground. The water and the cloudless sky were also both orange in this amazing sunrise. The mist softens everything giving this layered waterscape an abstract quality. If you like the scenery of this outdoor nature sunrise (that could also be a sunset at dusk) please see (outdoor, nature, more) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/misty-orange-river-layer....
9/27/2018 Riverfront Park, Columbia, SC
Canon EOS Rebel T5, Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
© 2018 R. D. Waters
Not many blooms remain so late in the season and butterflies were making the best of whatever nectar they could get, sometimes diving deep into the blooms up to their ears (or rather, their eyes and antennae).
Interestingly the female clearly preferred pink blossoms and the male (in the next shot) settled on orange colored ones. I did not understand why, but looking more closely her coloration matches with the pink because she has pink hairs on her head while the male has brown hairs that go better with orange.
Just a wild guess. It's fun to watch butterflies.
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae (Linnaeus, 1758) on Senna (a member of the cassia family [Senna sp.]).
Taken in Omiš, Croatia.
Omiš is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. Its location is where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic Sea. Omiš was well known in the past by the Corsairs of Almissa whose Sagittas (ships), brought fame to them because they were built for attack and fast retrieval into the mouth of the Cetina River, protecting the town from foreign invaders. Ancient town of Omiš, Omiš churches and Omiš fortresses are silent stone reminders of the power and the might of infamous Omiš pirates. Today, it is the centre of Omiš Riviera, one of the most beautiful parts of Croatia's Adriatic Coast.
Widok na morze w miejscowości Omiš :)
Omiš – miasto w Chorwacji, w komitacie splitsko-dalmatyńskim. Położone jest nad Adriatykiem przy ujściu rzeki Cetiny tworzącej kanion u podnóża skalnego masywu Mosor. W okresie VII-XI wieku miejscowość znajdowała się na północnej granicy terytorium plemiennego państwa słowiańskiego Narentan, znanego z uprawiania piractwa morskiego. Później, pomiędzy XII, a XIV wiekiem, znane siedlisko piratów, dowodzonych przez książąt z rodu Kačić, którzy byli jednymi z najgroźniejszych na całym Morzu Śródziemnym. Omiš jest popularnym kurortem wakacyjnym. W centrum miasteczka, kilka minut od starego miasta, znajduje się duża plaża żwirowa z pełną infrastrukturą. Mniejsze plaże, usytuowane są na obrzeżach miasta.