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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.
Painted Lady
Swallowtail
Swallowtail
Monarch with hole in wing
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.
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Lovely captures!!
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Thank you Tiny!
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the first photo has so much detail! Beautiful.
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The Painted Lady was still for longer than usual and allowed me to get a good focus on her!
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Beautiful shots and even more beautiful subjects! Thanks for sharing these beauties with us.
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Thanks Angela!
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Such sweet captures.
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Thank you Katelon!
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Super shots.
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Thanks Victor!
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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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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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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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As always, great shots!
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Thank you Anil!
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Great job…lovely shots.
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Thank you!
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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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Thank you Celia. Ulysses is also a swallowtail, but it is blue and black, really beautiful!
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Incredibly beautiful butterfly captures! đŸ™‚
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Thank you Amy!
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