Sunday, June 30, 2024

Garden visitors

Taken this morning in my zinnia patch.















24 comments:

  1. So beautiful! I very rarely see butterflies around here.

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  2. So gorgeous! And what perfect shots you got! I've never seen either of those in real life.

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    1. I imagine you have lots of different species in Canada that I've never seen!

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  3. Gorgeous butterflies! They are magical.

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    1. They really do lend an air of magic to the garden, just like the fireflies after dark.

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  4. So much patience and a steady hand is required to get pictures like this. Gorgeous!

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    1. As I told Meike in a comment below, I got these photos with my phone. The butterflies didn't seem to mind!

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    1. Thank you Bob! Do you see these butterflies very often? I think they're fairly common here in SC.

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  6. Great shots! Those are beautiful, Jennifer!

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  7. I too found the photos splendid

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  8. Those are brilliant pictures, Jennifer! How did you manage to get the butterflies to pose for you while you got the camera ready? I never succeed when I try!

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    1. I took these photos with my phone camera. I just stood close to the flowers, with the camera zoomed in (so I didn't have to get too close) and the butterflies kept landing near me. They didn't seem to mind me taking pictures!

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  9. My sister noted the lack of butterflies in wales this year
    Practically non

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    1. Hasn't it been unseasonably cold? Maybe that's why?

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  10. Great pictures. Clearly those butterflies don't mind the heat!

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  11. Great photos! Zinnias are a great flower to attract butterflies.

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  12. Hi, via Weave's blog.
    Those butterflies are just stunning!!

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