Zebra longwing on lantana
It's sure not over for butterflies! Only longwings and Gulf fritillaries were flying yesterday morning at our nature center - but what a show. The longwings are native to Georgia but not to our area - they were released back in July and are one of the longest-lived butterflies. They also look like magical fairies fluttering those wings but they may be THE hardest butterfly to shoot. Very skittish and they land just long enough for you to get them in focus.
Here in my flower garden I had 2 Tiger swallowtails and a Red-spotted purple. I haven't seen a Tiger anywhere else in ages.
Happy Fluttery Friday!
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Zebra longwing on lantana
It's sure not over for butterflies! Only longwings and Gulf fritillaries were flying yesterday morning at our nature center - but what a show. The longwings are native to Georgia but not to our area - they were released back in July and are one of the longest-lived butterflies. They also look like magical fairies fluttering those wings but they may be THE hardest butterfly to shoot. Very skittish and they land just long enough for you to get them in focus.
Here in my flower garden I had 2 Tiger swallowtails and a Red-spotted purple. I haven't seen a Tiger anywhere else in ages.
Happy Fluttery Friday!
Winner, You Rock, Anything goes, 10-13
Winner, Storybook, Your last 10 uploads, 10-13
Winner, Storybook, Through the Woods, 10-13
Winner, Game, Stripes, 5-14