Sunday, September 19, 2010

A Great Spangled Fritillary

This is my first view, and first photographs, of this beauty. In early July, the fritillaries were on the milkweed and I was fortunate to see this from the kitchen window. It is extremely tattered (as have most of my butterflies been this summer). It is a nectar sipper. I used my new long lens for these photographs and found that capturing butterflies was much easier.

Speyeria cybele





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Posted by Andree at 10:22 PM
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  1. SandyCarlsonSeptember 20, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    Andree,
    These are stunning, each one. The light shining through and around this guy is gorgeous.

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