Thursday, February 19, 2015

Butterflies

Last week I went to the Naples Botanical Garden, where there is a butterfly house.


This handsome lad is a common buckeye butterfly.


And she is an Orange Julia butterfly.


The zebra butterflies were all over the place.
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19 comments:

  1. PerthDailyPhotoFebruary 19, 2015 at 6:28 AM

    So pretty, the markings are perfectly symmetric, love the zebra stripes. Beautifully shown Jack, I don't think we have a butterfly spot in our botanic garden.. must check!

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  2. Luis GomezFebruary 19, 2015 at 7:46 AM

    These are lovely!

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  3. KarlFebruary 19, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    You swing from portrait to macro photography with the ease of a butterfly.
    Well done, Jack !

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  4. MersadFebruary 19, 2015 at 8:49 AM

    These are really amazing shots. It's really great to have the butterflies in a botanical garden so that you can have many of them in one place to photograph.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. Tanya BreeseFebruary 19, 2015 at 9:20 AM

    very pretty and warming, it's freezing here!

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  6. SharonFebruary 19, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    When the botanical garden opens it's spring butterfly pavilion, we have those Julia's and the Zebras in huge numbers. But then, they get all their butterflies from Florida so that makes sense.

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  7. VPFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:50 AM

    A few excellent examples of macro photography!

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  8. Sylvia KFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:56 AM

    Oh, these are SO beautiful, Jack, and your captures are superb!! Love the detail and the colors! What a great way to start my day!! Thank you!!

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  9. BirdmanFebruary 19, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    I guess you know your 'flies.

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  10. RedPatFebruary 19, 2015 at 2:55 PM

    That orange Julia is a pretty thing, Jack! Butterfly houses are such magical places!

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  11. jennyfrecklesFebruary 19, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    The top one is attractive, so many 'eyes' to warn off predators.

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  12. William KendallFebruary 19, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    Beautiful captures!

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  13. RandyFebruary 19, 2015 at 9:12 PM

    What a great place. Wonderful specimens.

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  14. KateFebruary 20, 2015 at 12:12 AM

    They are beautiful shot and not always easy to capture with a camera.

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  15. LindaFebruary 20, 2015 at 12:53 AM

    Lovely pictures. I never wanted to spend winters in Florida until this year. It's been so cold in Virginia!

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  16. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"February 20, 2015 at 2:00 AM

    These are super. You've got me looking forward to when our butterflies start to emerge in a few months' time.

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  17. MalyssFebruary 20, 2015 at 4:07 AM

    As light as air , as beautiful as flowers !

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  18. KayFebruary 20, 2015 at 11:35 PM

    I agree with Kate. Even when you find butterflies they're not always cooperative. But maybe in the warmth of Naples they relax those gorgeous wings more. Wonderful shots.

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  19. HalcyonFebruary 21, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    Really beautiful.

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