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Butterflies & A Bee

Timothy Price22 Comments
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Painted Lady

A swarm of Painted Ladies descended on our purple salvia this morning. The Checkered Whites have been around for a while.

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Very ragged Checked White.
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Honey Bee
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Face of a Painted Lady.
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Checkered White feeding on a dandelion in the mulch.

22 thoughts on “Butterflies & A Bee”

    • Thanks, Leah. We had more precipitation this year so the colors rich and bold instead of soft and dusty.

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  3. Excellent shots, Tim.
    I was just thinking, I haven’t seen a butterfly since last year over here, and not many then. Cheers.

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  6. I have seen Painted Ladies around but I didn’t know what they were called, I just thought of them as “imitation monarchs.” I learned something new today, thanks!

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    • Thanks, Lyn. The painted ladies are fun because they often descend on the garden in large groups, which makes then easier to observe and photograph.

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  11. Stunning photography, just amazing photographs of the butterflies Tim. So many gorgeous flowers too. I think the animals are drawn to you, I have a friend like that who lives outside of the Seattle area and butterflies will come and fly right up on her shoulder or hands and stay. She talks to insects too. I think you are the same. Special guy, that you are.

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    • Your friend must be a really sweet woman and the butterflies know it. That’s so cool. Thanks, Joni.

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      • She is extremely kind. She was a guest photographer on my site. For a long time she was the most liked post. Her name is Janette. She loves the wilderness. Sending hugs and love. ❤️🤗🦋

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