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Hi everyone,

I thought I would share a couple butterfly photos that I've taken recently....


[img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/New%20%20Butterfly%20Photos/closeup.jpg[/img][/img]

They really seem to like the zinnias too

[img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/New%20%20Butterfly%20Photos/beauty.jpg[/img][/img]

Kratz7

very pretty!

Oh, so pretty! The name?

that butterfly really is pretty. I've been chasing a large black and yellow one around my place for several days. I still haven't got a picture of him.

I'm 46 and I'm still chasing butterflies.... :)

the color is beautiful.

It is an Anise Swallowtail.
Absolutely beautifull photographs!!

Thank You,

I love taking photos of butterflies.....I'm not sure what kind of butterfly though....I need to get a book.......I'm 43 and chasing butterflies too..... I think we appreciate them more now that we're more mature.....lol

Here's a few more..... [img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/Butterflies%202007/DSCF0630.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/Butterflies%202007/DSCF1181.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/...7/PrettyBlackButterflywithPinkCosmos.jpg[/img][/img]

Kratz7

The very first pictures I believe are zebra swallowtails, the anise is much darker like a black swallowtail and found west of the Rockies. The zebra swallowtail is found in the south. The second butterfly is the tiger swallowtail, the next is a monarch. Then another swallowtail, probably black swallowtail. Tonya your first one is a monarch and your second one is probably the Palamedes swallowtail..

Beautiful pictures!

Here's a picture from last year of a Question Mark Butterfly.

[img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/melcon6/turkeys/birds%20and%20butterflies/butterfly5.jpg[/img][/img]



And a Black Swallowtail that I raised from a caterpillar:
[img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/melcon6/turkeys/birds%20and%20butterflies/BS5.jpg[/img][/img]

This is what the chrysalis looks like:

[img][IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/melcon6/turkeys/birds%20and%20butterflies/BS6.jpg[/img][/img]

I love these pictures! thank you! Feel free to post more.

wow mel those are so beauitful! except for the chrysalis thing, hard to belive such a beauitful butterfly was ones a cattapilliar thing hu? thats cool you raised one,

Hi everyone,

Here's a few more butterfly photos to share....

Thet are sooo beautiful and picture perfect,

enjoy,

Kratz7

[img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/Butterflies%202007/DSCF1158.jpg[/img][/img] [img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m148/Charlie7_01/Butterflies%202007/DSCF0252.jpg[/img][/img]
here's a link to my montage of butterfly photos.......set to music

feel free to check it out......

http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?...p;utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

[img][IMG]http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/...terfly%20Photos/beautifulbutterfly-1.jpg[/img][/img]

I'm 55 and I STILL chase birds and butterflys!