Monday, June 20, 2016

Lovely Sister

Yesterday afternoon I was enjoying photographing the hummingbirds in the backyard. Every once in awhile a butterfly would flit by catching my attention as it floated past. There were Duskywings, Mylitta Crescents and a few Western Swallowtails. My favorites were the California Sisters. Luckily I had a few land on the oak tree right in front of me. They are such a striking butterfly with beautifully patterned wings. Hopefully there will be many more to come this summer. What a great way to end springtime. God's love and blessings to all, chris All images were created with a Canon 7D and a Tamron 150-600mm lens. A Canon 550EX was used for fill flash on high speed synch.

8 comments:

  1. And they love the sweetness of life. The observation of nature is always an endless source of discovery and study of the divinity that runs through creation. This spring I noticed for the first time the rare wonderful perfume of the young flowering part of the sumac shrub, mid-yellow in spring, but turning the deep red in autumn. What a lovely scent and discovery. Thank you for sharing these pretty butterflies, Chris.

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  2. Thank you for the heavenly reminder, brucejamieson42. I really needed those words this morning. It was a great reminder to to keep my mind focused on the Lord and his work with me.

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  3. Beautifully captured. The works of nature,beautiful moments captured that we miss out most times.

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    1. Thank you very much for the comment, sonia mehta. We all have to slow down and observe the beauty around us.

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  4. Beautifully captured. The works of nature,beautiful moments captured that we miss out most times.

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    1. Thank you for the comment, sonia. They are like little flying jewels so easily missed if we aren't looking for them. Little daily gifts from God.

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  5. Those are beautiful! We do not have this type visit us. In fact, not many are coming this year of any type. Very sad.

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    1. So sorry to hear that, Shelly. Hopefully you will get some good flights from the south later in the summer.

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