Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Butterflies. Show all posts
Thursday
Saturday
Female Swallowtail
Went out to take a photo of the cows, so had my 80-200 lens fitted to the camera. As I crossed the garden this swallowtail flew onto the bouganvillea. Quickly put the auto setting onto sports/fast mode and just snapped away.
Looks like she was heading straight for me. I cropped the pics before posting.
Looks like she was heading straight for me. I cropped the pics before posting.
The following two pics demonstrate why they are called swallowtails.
WANDERER or MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
The Wanderer butterfly is known as a Monarch butterfly in the USA. I can be be sure of getting some photos of wanderers/monarchs if I head out just on sunset. Too early and I frighten them away. If they have settled for the night nothing disturbs them. This guy had well and truely settled.
Where as, this one was not to sure where he wanted to sleep. First he found a single solid stick.
Then he thought no maybe a smaller stick closer to the ground.
Next he decided that since the other one looked so comfortable he would join him.
So he flapped around and finally settled in next to the other one.
Where as, this one was not to sure where he wanted to sleep. First he found a single solid stick.Then he thought no maybe a smaller stick closer to the ground.Next he decided that since the other one looked so comfortable he would join him.
So he flapped around and finally settled in next to the other one.
Thursday
TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE
Late yesterday I checked and noticed the pupa was a bit darker in colour and decided I would take a photo as I arrived home from night shift this am. Surprised me, but Steven had said that any changes can be quick.
He perched on my finger for 5 secs, (just time to take one shot), then flew away. Isn't he just lovely. Beautiful colours when his wings were open.
He perched on my finger for 5 secs, (just time to take one shot), then flew away. Isn't he just lovely. Beautiful colours when his wings were open.
Tuesday
MALE CLEARWING SWALLOWTAIL
After lots of photos of different flowers minus the butterfly, I finally got one comming to the flower. Not very clear though. Note how in the 2nd photo his wings are almost transparent.
After visiting these he went to my lemon tree and spent a bit of time over there even though it isn't in flower. So after a quick search(internet), I realised that this is probably a male but I also discovered citus trees are where the eggs are usually laid. Back out to lemon tree and discovered a couple of caterpillers. One was tiny and looked like it was dead, but the bigger one was alive. Next photo should be of him.
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