I don’t share butterfly or bird photos that often as they fly away before I can get a good photo. I can’t tell you how many bad photos I delete in the attempts. Today I’m re-sharing a post from September 30, 2016. I made mosaics that I hope you enjoy it.
I came out my front door and saw a beautiful black swallowtail on my purple vinca or periwinkle. Before I could get closer to get a good shot, he was flitting away as usual. I looked down at the periwinkle and discovered a sweet rusty orange small butterfly, a Gulf fritillary, where the black swallowtail had been.
He just sat there as I crept closer.
His wings are so beautiful on top and even more on the bottom.
Wishing you a beautiful day.
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Gorgeous butterflies! They are so difficult to capture on camera! Have a beautiful day!
Hope your day is awesome!
Wonderful photos of this butterfly.
Best, Synnöve
You caught him this time!
I have never seen this color on vinca! Beautiful. I have heavenly blue and dark purple… Butterflies are so difficult to photograph – well done!
Hurray! Well done. I share this frustration about butterflies. Thanks for linking. Groetjes,
Hetty
Nice shots of the butterfly, a Gulf Fritillary.. I had Black Swallowtails come to the parsley in our south Florida yard– their caterpillars destroyed it but it was worth having them and seeing them emerge from their chrysalises.
Oh thanks so much for the name. I had no idea what the little one was called. Seeing butterflies emerge must have been wonderful! Have a wonderful weekend.
I almost always end up with a blur when I try to catch butterflies on camera! What a lovely picture you got. i’m looking forward to seeing a lot of them when we get back to our Florida home ini a couple of months.
Butterflies are quite fascinating with their colors and quick movements. You did well to get so many great photos!
What a lovley butterfly ,nice shots too ,Nette
Thank you for sharing these lovely photos with Today’s Flowers. Truly beautiful as is your butterfly.
Beautiful collection of photos
Thank you for linking up
Wow !! Beautiful butterflies !! Great photos !!
Greetings
Thanks!
A pretty little visitor!
Have a great week!
Beautiful butterfly! Love how you captured him! 🙂
You were quick Carol ❤︎ Wishing you a lovely week!
Stunning images of your butterflies on your flowers. I agree you do have to be quick with your camera. Have a lovely week.
Those flowers are also local to my country! I miss seeing them and I miss home. Sweets photos you have here =) #mysundayphoto
Thanks!
Lovely shots, Carol. We have these growing in our garden every summer but they are not popular with butterflies here…
Thanks for linking up with the Floral Friday Fotos meme.
Gorgeous photos, what a beautiful butterfly, the markings are lovely x
Thanks!
Beautiful! Thank you for this early morning smile Carol.
I’m happy you enjoyed it Denise – have a blessed Sunday.
…you captured it beautifully.
We don’t see the blooms on periwinkle after late May. This is lovely — the colors are perfect and your timing was, too!
Here in warm Florida Periwinkle bloom all year but of course lots more in the summer due to the rain. Happy Sunday!
So beautiful! They don’t often stop long enough to get so many shots 😀
Carol – I completely understand. And sometimes we are blessed to find even better photos when we look a little further! I love these photos of the fritillary! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
What a beautiful butterfly. It’s lovely when they stay still long enough for you to take photos isn’t it? #MMBC
Beautiful photos and mosiac.
I have a pink periwinkle which i received as a potted bud at church. We got the potted plants as a mother’s day gift a few years ago
Have a nice week. I am at number 14 on the linky today
Much💜love
the wonderful thing about periwinkles is that they re-seed easily
Very pretty! Have a good week.
We love seeing the Gulf Fritillary here too. It’s just as pretty on the underside as on the top. Beautiful photos!
The butterflies and bees are busy in my garden lately as well. These pics are just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing at #aclwcc. Pinned & tweeted.
thanks for the pin sweetie
I never can get a picture of a bird but thankfully, the butterflies are sometimes so intent on the flowers that I get to take some good photos. These are pretty.
I have always loved butterflies, so I am enjoying your beautiful pictures so much!
Great that gorgeous butterfly on a the periwinkle before it flew away 🙂
Lovely moment to behold! I’m likewise interested in periwinkles, aside from our usual flowers in the garden. Periwinkles also have a variety of charming hues, not only that, but they are deemed as herbal cure for a few health issues.
Happy WW!
I hadn’t heard of the herbal cure uses – that’s interesting to know. Thanks!
Nature is always glorious! And this is no exception, such beauty! My spouse and I always say, nature creates the most beautiful colors!
oh I agree – we can’t really beat nature’s beauty – we just try to copy it
Beautiful butterflies , they add grace to the garden. Thanks for joining in Garden Affair.