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butterfly, edwin b forstythe national wildlife refuge, monarch, painted lady, photography, postaday, swallowtail
Milkweed was in bloom around the Visitor Center at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, and butterflies continually fluttered among its flowers and plants. Here are some photos of the three different kinds I saw yesterday.
I’ve read that it is quite possible to repair butterfly wings, either by gluing on parts of real broken wings or cellophane! There are even videos showing how to do it.
Tiny said:
Lovely captures!!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Tiny!
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Sue Slaght said:
the first photo has so much detail! Beautiful.
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neihtn2012 said:
The Painted Lady was still for longer than usual and allowed me to get a good focus on her!
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AngelaFurtado1 said:
Beautiful shots and even more beautiful subjects! Thanks for sharing these beauties with us.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Angela!
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katelon said:
Such sweet captures.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Katelon!
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Victor Rakmil said:
Super shots.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks Victor!
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DG MARYOGA said:
Magnificent species Hien!
All three are so beautiful and impressively captured!The big eyespots of Painted Lady are gorgeous!What a pity Monarch’s wing has a hole.Interesting that it’s repairable,but self-healing is also possible since nature always takes action.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Doda. Butterflies, once they become adults, cannot regenerate any of their body parts. Here’s a link about that: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2003-09/1063077481.Zo.r.html
But humans can take a butterfly and glue back a broken wing or patch a hole! đŸ™‚
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DG MARYOGA said:
Interesting link,you’re absolutely right about their age and the ability to regenerate any of their body parts,which are so delicate.Thank you so much dear friend Hien for the remarkable info đŸ™‚
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Anil C. Mandal said:
As always, great shots!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Anil!
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Boeta: RumblingOcean, Photofun blogs said:
Great job…lovely shots.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you!
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Celia said:
Such stunning photos, Hien!! The patterns on the Painted Lady are so intricate!
There’s a butterfly called the Ulysses that is found in N-E Australia and I saw about half a dozen during my recent trip home. But, they just wouldn’t stay still long enough for me to get any photos! Butterflies are be tricky subjects.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Celia. Ulysses is also a swallowtail, but it is blue and black, really beautiful!
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Amy said:
Incredibly beautiful butterfly captures! đŸ™‚
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you Amy!
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