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The Monarch, Danaus plexippus |
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I had hoped to get a shot of their beautiful wings wide open, but no such luck. |
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The female Common Blue Polyommatus icarus (Lycaenidae) |
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The Swallowtail Papilio machaon (Papilionidae) |
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The Swallowtail papilio machaon (Papilionidae) |
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The Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius ( Papilionidae) |
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The Sloe Hairstreak Satyrium acaciae (Lycaenidae) |
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Hummingbird Hawk moth in repose. |
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A closer look at this moth. |
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Scarce Swallowtail |
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The Hummingbird Hawk Moth |
Click on the link if you would like to see more critters. A big thank you to Eileen for hosting her fun meme Saturday's Critters. SATURDAY'S CRITTERS
48 comments:
An absolutely gorgeous series, thank you so much for sharing these lovely photos and the names of each one! The only one I know for sure is the Monarch, so I really appreciate you taking the time to share the names, too.
Beautiful Monarch Butterfly, and the Swallowtail, perfection.
I have never seen a scarce or a humming bird moth.. your photos are stunning.... they look like they could fly out into my room
Fantastic pictures Sonjia. It is rare to see a Monarch with its wings open and you have done very well with the Swallowtails, which never seem to be still when they are feeding. I love the Sloe Hairstreak, a butterfly I have never seen. I think your stationary moth is also a Hummingbird Hawk Moth.
Thank you sooo much. I love butterflies. On Saterday I will share some with you :-)
What a lucky girl you are to be able to photograph this angels. Fantastic photo's Breathtaking. (I once knew your name but can't remember it anymore. A feast to the eyes.
Have a wonderful weekend. And kisses for Mel!!
masterpiece of nature
Absolutely gorgeous photos of the butterflies & moths! Your perseverance paid dividends & even if the monarch did not allow an open wing shot, it still posed beautifully for you! I love all your photos!
Hi. So lovely butterfly photos. Is that an unknown butterfly The Hummingbird Hawk Moth. Looks a bit the same
matti juhani niilola
I am sure you are right. I wasn't sure at first, as I have never seen a stationary Hummingbird Hawk Moth before. Thank you for your comment.
they are each so lovely
beautiful images!
Son todas preciosas. Saludos.
they're beautiful. i saw a few monarchs here this summer and was happy.
You have captured some wonderful details on these butterflies!!!!
So beautiful!! My pictures of butterflies are not as clear as yours.I only saw a pair of monarchs mating at my friends farm this year,I am going to dig some of their milkweed out to plant here.Thanks for sharing!phyllis
Such a great and wonderful series of gorgeous butterflies! Have a great weekend!
You have captured some stunning images once again and you tell us all the names too! Thnk you.
So very beautiful butterfleis pictures !
Beautiful butterflies.
Photos from Paradise!
Your wonderful pictures are truly breathtaking. :)
wonderful shots
Hello, gorgeous images. The Monarch is a beauty! I love all the butterflies and the moth. The Common Blue is a pretty one! Great series of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!
Great collection today- I love the swallowtails..I think they are my very favorite butterfly.
Brilliant photos! Exquisite little butterflies and moths and pretty flowers. What a joy they all are. Thank you so much for sharing them :)
Série belíssima de fotos!!!
A última foto é incrível, com a captura do movimento das asas.
🌿✿ﾟ╮Bom fim de semana!
✿⊰ه° ·.Beijinhos.🌾 ه° ·.
BREATHTAZKING butterfly images!!! I see so few of them this summer, it's worrisome.
Wonderful captures! They sure do love the lantana, don't they? Have a wonder-filled week!
Wonderful shots - I want be along before we start seeing some in our garden. Then is time to dust off the macro lens.
Cheers - Stewart M - Darwin, NT
I love these monarch butterflies as well! They're so colorful and have such beautiful patterns. I agree with Tom....I haven't seen too many this year!!
Lovely shots of the Monarchs, and all of the others, too.
I love those hummingbird moths!
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Your camera is true lover of nature
Your photos have ability to take breath away dear
Just speechlessly looking at your amazing amaizig job
I hadn't realised that you might get Monarchs in Portugal. I'm assuming that these are transatlantic vagrants? I have seen them in Fuerteventura where there is a resident population. Your pictures are stunning. Do you mind me asking what lens/camera you use for insects?
Phil Slade
Yes, you're right,... originally a vagrant, probably from N. America, the Monarch butterfly is common in western algarve, although it has colonized in many other areas, and reproduces nearly all year.
I use the same cameras for all my photo's. The Nikon Coolpix 500, with a Nikon 36x optical Nikkor lens, or a Sony DSC-Hi with a 12x optical zoom lens, but I probably use my Sony camera the most when photographing insects.
Beautiful photos of the monarch! I also especially loved your shot of
"The Swallowtail papilio machaon (Papilionidae)." Awesome photos!
Hi there-
These are some very beautiful butterflies.
I only know the Monarch species.
It is certainly nice to photograph these guys, though one might need to be quick to get a nice shot.
Well done!
And, thanks for visiting me.
Have a Happy Sunday!
Peace :)
Great series of pictures. Well done. It's especially appealing to see the Monarch over there in Europe. The North American population will soon be engaged in that fantastic migration all the way to one valley in Mexico where they spend the winter. It's an amazing journey.
Very beautiful pictures of butterflies.
Greeting
We have swallowtails and mourning cloaks, but I haven't seen any monarch in our area. Thanks for the visit this week. - Margy
So much vibrant colour....beautiful photos!
All of your photos are absolutely gorgeous! So much pretty detail.
wow. so many gorgeous butterflies. So many I envy you!
I have a love and hate relationship with them. Hate it when they are in the caterpillars form where they destroy my plants but love them when they help my plants to grow.
¡Una maravilla la Monarca!, tal vez los vientos la hayan apartado de su camino o proceda de algún criadero. Un saludo desde Asturias.
Those pictures are absolutely stunning! Beautiful butterflies and it is wonderful that they held still long enough for you to get these remarkable photos. I love every one of them and I'm especially glad that you have some monarchs back again.
omgoodness, these are just gorgeous!!! the butterflies have not been visiting me!!!!
Gorgeous butterfly captures!
Dear Sonija,I put here my greeting for you. So lovely pictures of butterfly!!!
You are a outstanding nature photographer! Beatuful colors,composition lines, lightness and darkness so balanced...My eyes are charming for you beautiful
posts...I hope resume my sweet habits to visit and comment on blogger friends.
Have nice week in your beautiful Portugal! Warm hugs Rita
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