Sunday, November 18, 2012

Gulf Fritilary

Gulf Fritilary
 While the numbers of bird were lower then we were used, to because we traveled the end of October instead of February like we have in the past, there was plenty of butterflies, dragonflies and spiders to keep me busy. One of the most common butterflies that we spotted and photographed was the gulf fritilary. This is not the first time that we have photographed this species. It is also one of the more common butterflies that we see when we travel to south east Texas. The gulf fritilary if primarily found in the south eastern United States, however they can also be found in parts of Mexico and as far west as California. I am not sure what type of flower that it was drinking from. Wild flowers are still pretty new to me and are especially difficult when they are from a different part of the country. The flower looks a lot like a dandelion except that it is pink instead of yellow. The numerous pink angle hair type strands around the plant are also different then any thing that we have around here.



16 comments:

carol l mckenna said...

Butterfly and swan photos are exquisite ~ wonderful posts ~ enjoy the day ~ (A Creative Harbor) ^_^

Anonymous said...

Nice shot of this butterfly.

lina@womens perspectives said...

Awesome shot. Love it :)

Liz said...

Fantastic shot. Happy MOM.

Mine are here and here.

Chris Twyman and Angela said...

lovely composition and the pink and orange work well together,good news for red heads who want to wear pink!

Rosemary Aubut said...

Awesome shot and your blog is wonderful! So glad to have visited here!

Judy said...

The butterfly is drinking from the infamous pink flower! it is truly amazing, the shapes and hues that pink flowers can come in, you know!!;-)

lorik said...

What a great image...the upside down butterfly hanging on to the flower. And the background is lovely with it's delicate lines and colours.Thank you for taking part in Mandarin Orange Monday:)

Linda said...

really wonderful macro work! Hope you have a great week ahead!

chica said...

Perfeita e linda!beijos,chica

DeniseinVA said...

Thanks again for linking with Today's Flowers. We always appreciate the support and I love this photo.

Pat said...

Beautiful!

A Creative Grace said...

That is such a crisp and beautifully captured shot, wonderful!

Míriam Luiza said...

Aqui também tem essa flor! Linda foto! A borboleta se pendura na flor! Ou é a flor que se inclina para a borboleta?

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