The Painted lady is found in grassy places where flowers are in bloom. When feeding néctar from flowers such as the Lantana, the Painted Lady is usually oblivious to the approach of na observer. It's wing span is 6cm, and flight period from March-November or further north, April-October.
Dear Sonija your photos are so beautiful. A great harmony of colors and shapes! Knowing also how difficult it is, keep posing butterflies, you have my sincere admiration for your skill and your patient research to stop forever the beauty of moments!!!Warm hugs,Rita.
Lovely pictures Sonjia. They have warmed me up on a cold, rainy Scottish day. I was hoping that we would have had a big invasion of Painted Ladies here after a good summer. Unfortunately the weather turned cold in September and that didn't happen. I did see a couple, though!
Estive em off dos blogs, mas cá estou de volta. Desculpas a ausência por aqui! Muito linda essas imagens. A natureza é muito especial, um presente divino. Desejo tudo de bom pra ti! Um abraço!
Dear Sonjia. It really is a very beautiful photo series of this butterfly. The colors are spectacular and your good work is noticeable :) A warm hug, Sonia. PD At some point I'll write in the English language, but I think I wrote and spoke better in the past :)
Dear Rita, your sensitive comments are always so lovely. We both love colour don't we! I lose all sense of time as I watch these beautiful creatures, and wait for just that right moment.It is so rewarding!
Thank you Nick!:)We are having warm sunny days but the temp goes down to about 8 degrees in the evening. I took these photos middle of this month, but have seen fewer Painted Ladies this year.
Thank you Monika! We are still having warm, bright and sunny days, but cool nights. Some butterflies keep appearing,drawn to the Lantana shrub.Lucky me!:)
59 comments:
Beautiful butterfly photos!
Greetings, RW & SK
Ooooooooo, wow!
Excellent ♥
I love butterflies very much.
This is a very beautiful butterfly.
Beauty Lady.
Have a wonderful new week.
Dear Sonija your photos are so beautiful. A great harmony of colors and shapes! Knowing also how difficult it is, keep posing butterflies, you have my sincere admiration for your skill and your patient research to stop forever the beauty of moments!!!Warm hugs,Rita.
nice butterfly
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
W Blake 1803
Stunning shots :-)
She's a beauty :) and you captured it perfectly here.
Beautiful buttefly.. Congrats..
just gorgeous shots! i think my favorite is 2nd to last with the tongue curled and gorgeous color.
Serious question: Is there a month in Portugal when there are no butterflies?
Lovely pictures Sonjia. They have warmed me up on a cold, rainy Scottish day. I was hoping that we would have had a big invasion of Painted Ladies here after a good summer. Unfortunately the weather turned cold in September and that didn't happen. I did see a couple, though!
Piękny motyl siedział na pięknych kolorowych kwiatach. Śliczne :)
Beautiful butterfly sitting on a beautiful colorful flowers. Cute :)
Hi Sonjia!
And painted by a great artist, this gorgeous lady must have been ... just like its photographer.
Have a good week!
Vitor
Absolutely gorgeous! Your great photography skills never ceases to amaze me. Thank you so much for sharing.
I like these vibrant colours Sonjia; the flowers are also fabulous!
Lantana is a fabulous support for this magnificent butterfly!
Congratulations for those gorgeous pictures!
Cheers!
Beautiful pictures in lovely color, reminds me of summer and how many months until next. Thank´s for sharing your summer.
Best regards
M
Glad you are still snapping away. The weather has changed here. You are so lucky having so much warmth and colour.
LEN
Oi!
Estive em off dos blogs, mas cá estou de volta.
Desculpas a ausência por aqui!
Muito linda essas imagens.
A natureza é muito especial, um presente divino.
Desejo tudo de bom pra ti!
Um abraço!
Beautiful flowers and pretty butterflies!!
lovely captures.
Dear Sonjia. It really is a very beautiful photo series of this butterfly. The colors are spectacular and your good work is noticeable :)
A warm hug, Sonia.
PD At some point I'll write in the English language, but I think I wrote and spoke better in the past :)
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Thank you both for your visit and nice comment.
Seija Torpstrom
Thank you Seija!:) I also love to see their beauty and watch their graceful movements.
Take care.
Rita Vaselli
Dear Rita, your sensitive comments are always so lovely. We both love colour don't we! I lose all sense of time as I watch these beautiful creatures, and wait for just that right moment.It is so rewarding!
Um grand abaço minha amiga.
Adam
Thank you Adam for your visit and your comment.
Ian
Thank you Ian!:) I can always count on you for a beautiful verse, which says it all really.
Speak to you soon.:)
David Turner
So nice to see you here David! Thank you for your comment.
Optimistic Existentialist
Thank You Keith!:) They are beautiful, and this one was very obliging and posed for me with wings open.
Ana Minguez Corella
Thank you Ana!
TexWisGirl
Thank you Theresa!:) That photo is the one I like best also!
Fallar
A serious question desserves a serious answer! Dec and Jan are the months when their are no sightings of butterflies here.
Nick Morgan
Thank you Nick!:)We are having warm sunny days but the temp goes down to about 8 degrees in the evening. I took these photos middle of this month, but have seen fewer Painted Ladies this year.
Giga
It's so rewarding when a butterfly poses on a beautiful flower. Many thanks for passing by.
vitorchuvashortstories
Hi Vitor!:)
You are always so generous with your comments. Thank you Vitor! Patience over skill in my case!:)
Have a nice weekend.
Linda
Hi Linda!:)
Thank you so much, but I still don't know what all the buttons are for on my camera!:D
Maria
Glad you like the vibrant colours Maria.I love colour!
I hope your hand is improving!
Noushka
Thank you! Yes indeed! Bees and butterflies love this shrub. Have taken many Lantana cuttings this year to provide more food for them.
Enjoy your weekend
Take care.
M
Thank you Monika! We are still having warm, bright and sunny days, but cool nights. Some butterflies keep appearing,drawn to the Lantana shrub.Lucky me!:)
Smareis
Ola!
Obrigada, a tua visitinha e muito apreciado. Eu também vou fazer um intervalo por umas semanas.
Um abraço
Bom fim de semana.
Erco travels
Many thanks for your generous comment.:)
Sonia Aguiar
Dear Sonia
A very good morning to you, and thank you for your lovely comment.:)
My dear, your English is very good.
You may have spoken better, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with your written English.I think it's great!
Enjoy your weekend.
Warm hugs.
That lady is a beauty....i like these pictures very much.
Greetings, Joop
Love it, the Painted Lady is absolutely brilliant.
Joop Zand
So nice to see you here Joop!:)
It is a lovely butterfly, a pleasure to photograph. Thank you so much for passing by, and your very nice comment.
Bob Bushell
Thank you Bob!:)A beautiful lady indeed!
Truly amazing photos. I love them all..
Hugs~
Linda R
Thank you Linda!:) Nice of you to say so!
Hugs right back to you!:)
Parfait ! belle accord de couleur ! bon wee !!
Isa
Bonne après-midi Isa! Je suis Tellement heureux de Vous Comme les couleurs.
Avoir
Un bon week-end.
Wonderful colors. Longing for the summer.
Evening Greetings
Waldameise
Such a colorful sight so late in the season.
Kleine Waldameise
There is still quite a bit of colour in my garden, and the sun still shines every day, but it can't last.
Many thanks for passing by.
See you soon!:)
S. Etole
Sunny days bring the colour to life, and fortunately the sun is still shining here.
I photographed these butterflies last month, and the lantana is still in bloom.
Excelentes fotografias....
Cumprimentos
Fernando Santos (Chana)
Thank you Chana!:)
Thank you for your visit.
Have a good week!
Beautiful photos!
Rachel Uchizono
Thank you for your nice comment.
Thank you also for following my blog. I am still on my blogging break, just came for a few mins, but will visit you as soon as I'm back.
beautiful butterfly in photos very well taken.
Mary Brown
Thank you Brown Eyes!:)These butterflies were just asking to have their photo taken!!
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