P1790025 - Calendula - Daisy Flower

# 272 - 08 Jun '18 - 23:15 (17:45 GMT)

At - The garden of Naggar Castle, after the rains - Himachal Pradesh - Western Himalayas ~1800m (6000ft) Altitude.

WONDERFUL FACTS - The shortest gestation period known is 12 to 13 days, shared by three marsupials:

The American or Virginian Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis);

The rare water opossum, or Yapok (Chironectes minimus) of central and northern South America;

and The Eastern Native Cat (Dasyurus viverrinus) of Australia.

Happy birding 🐾

I found this little butterfly just after the rain. I have changed the tones a little, so I hope they are not too bright/dark on your screens.

Explore!

Light green butterfly

View On Black

樺斑蝶

Breakfast on thistle

Peacock butterfly on my hand. This is the 4th of these we've found in our dining room since the beginning of August. Focus stacked using zerene

butterfly... sepang Malaysia (from my archive)

shot from my Olympus e500 wt 40 - 150mm zuiko

terima kasih - thank you - shukran - for your kind interest & support...really appreciate & take good care always ...rgds tank/sulaiman

one beautiful butterfly that fly in a few spots for my daily picture

The Peacock butterfly is beautiful species with spectacular eyes on the upperside of the hindwings that give this butterfly its name. Many of them were seen in late August before their hibernation after summer. The majority emerge from hibernation at the end of March and beginning of April.

www.fluidr.com/explore/interesting/2012/09/24

Small cabbage white butterfly. Focus stacked using zerene

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Owl Butterfly

Wishing you all a wonderful and enjoyable weekend! Sending a special hug and well wishes to my dear dear friend Alan (lightbox 2008) I hope your hand heals quickly and your soon on the road to recovery! We miss you! Looking forward to having you back healed and clicking again!

Marais de Chautagne, Savoie (73)

First speckled wood butterfly I've managed to photograph this year

Found this one collecting some nectar with its bright proboscis

It is some kind of fritillary butterfly.

P70

A red admiral butterfly. Natural light.

Perishability in a photograph is important in a picture. If a photograph looks perishable we say, "Gee, I'm glad I have that moment." ~John Loengard, "Pictures Under Discussion"

been seeing loads of these this year and one for my daily picture

Macro

butterfly on flower

View On Black

l had never seen a blue butterfly till l came to scarborough and now l can't get enough of them, so another for my daily picture

Gonimbrasia zambesina (120 mm)

Place: South Africa, Kruger NP, Tamboti. 2014-03-03. Nikon D600, Micro-Nikkor 105mm/f2.8VR, flash Nikon SB-400 with diffusor, tripod.

ISO 100, f14, 1/40s

I've been so busy recently, I've not had time to even fire off the obligatory macro shot or two.. Here's one I grabbed the other week.

"You just have to have the guidance to lead you in the direction until you can do it yourself."

Tina Yothers