A Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is drinking nectat from a flower. Macro closeup. Butterfly reserve in Goleta California. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR Consider these images as companions / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
An Orange-Barred Sulphur, Phoebis Philea, is sipping nectar from a flower Identification: Upperside of male bright yellow-orange; forewing has red-orange bar and hindwing has red-orange outer margin. The female, much larger than the male, has two forms, one off-white and the other yellow-orange. Both have upperside of forewing with solid black cell spot and a submarginal row of broken black smudges. Early Stages: Females lay eggs singly on leaves and flowers of host plants; caterpillars prefer to feed on the flowers. Caterpillar is yellow-green with black and yellow bands on the sides. It also has white-ringed reddish spots. Habitat: Open lowland sites such as forest edges, city gardens, parks, and road edges. Interesting Facts: Males of this species have a broad orange bar on the forewing, this gives rise to its common name. Range: Lowland tropical America, Brazil, Florida and the keys, rare but seen in Northeast states. Extremely vagrant in Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Connecticut. Interesting Facts: Males of this species have a broad orange bar on the forewing, this gives rise to its common name. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
Tatton Park Cheshire England
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” / Aristotle Sold: 1 poster (to an anonimous buyer)
A glimpse into the lives of those who live alone in busy cities. Acrylic on Canvas By Carmen Cilliers. / Painted aprox 6.06.2008
Ah summer… a bottle of wine, some good cheese, crackers, fruit and your meal is done! Savouring the simple things in life on your backyard deck is a great pleasure. Glass of wine and bottle sitting on a table on our deck Saturday June 21/08. Winner of the Romance of Wine challenge, PostCard Style group, June 2009
When I saw this glorious butterfly sipping nectar from these tiny pink flower cups, I thought of the Sweet Life. Dolce Vita to all!
A Zebra Longwing Butterfly, Heliconius charitonius. The Zebra Longwing is common across the country. They have an exceptional lifespan. Several months is not uncommon as compared to a week or two for most butterflies. Zebras have a range from South America, Central America, Mexico, parts of the lower coastal Southeast and Florida. Not much of a strayer or migrator, Zebras have on rare occasion been spotted in the Midwest. The zebra longwing butterfly caterpillars eat the leaves of passion flowers. The passion flower contains a toxin that gives the zebra longwing an unpleasant taste and makes it poisonous to predators. The butterfly drinks the nectar of a wide range of flowers. When it is disturbed, the zebra longwing butterfly makes a creaking sound by wiggling its body. At night, large groups will roost together on tree limbs. They return to the same roost night after night. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- 2009 BUTTERFLIES CALENDAR / / / / / / Or a T-Shirt to go along with /
Butterfly’s little sip of nectar. / Dawn’s website / / /
Acrylic on 300gsm/140lb Windsor and Newton textured Galleria paper / 210×197 mm / December 1st 2008
©2007-2008 Aimee Stewart, Foxfires – please see my CC Terms of Use before considering using this image for any personal or commercial use http://foxfires.deviantart.com/journal/6266450/ / (Please do not repost this on Photobucket or Flickr!) / —-—-—-—-——- What goes on in the forest once the sun goes down? Little campfires are lit, and thimbles full of Earl Grey are quietly enjoyed. —-—-—-—-—— All links and credits can be found here
On a recent trip to London’s Southbank with my granddaughter Amelia, we had to escape the cold wind and grab a hot drink. Her eyes betray the feeling of utter coldness that we were feeling outside. Her gathering the mug of chocolate as if it were a life saver, and snuggling up for a warming before venturing out again. She’s a very brave little girl.
scene in a english pub
This yellow rumped warbler loves to eat the peanut butter suet on my patio, but it must make him thirsty because he always hops down from the feeder to get a tiny sip of water in the birdbath before dashing off to his next assignment. I was happy to catch that little droplet of water on his bill.
Taken with a Canon 50D, Canon 100 – 400 L series lens @ 400mm, F5.0, shutter speed 1/250 seconds ISO400, edited in Photoshop Our first close up view of a tiger in India in Bandavargh national park, this tiger had just made a wild boar kill which we could just about see behind bamboo and scrub. The tiger then moved to a nearby water hole for a drink. Please view large
Taking a sip of liguid gold. / Dawn’s website / zazzle / / /
Panasonic Lumix-Point and Shoot
Another shot of a swallowtail butterfly enjoying a mid day meal at the lily garden. LavenderMoon~
My daughter having a drink after playing in the sand at the beach… Top 10 place in the Kids in Hats challenge, October 2009 Featured in Hats and Hat Boxes, November 2009
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Its amazing how these wonders can match the flowers that they adore – taken at bristol zoo / zazzle / /
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