bethie
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject: Little Blue |
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I was thrilled and surprised to go to my garden yesterday and see this little friend.
He is a male (the females are brown) Eastern Tailed Blue. They are a beautiful little animated butterfly. I was thrilled when he opened his wings.
I grow lots of his food plant, vetches and clovers.
I had never seen this tiny, one inch from wingtip to wingtip, fellow up so close and personal.
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Frank
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Beautiful Bethie. Flying works of art. I like the colours its wings are projecting in the last photo, like the colours you see when oil is on the surface of water.
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eileen
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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Smashing photographs Bethie - especially the third and fourth ones.  I take it that the orange on the wings is to deter preditors and make them think that the markings are actually the eyes of the butterfly?
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stratsmom
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Boy, he was putting on a good show for you. What a ham!
Excellent photography!
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reggaefan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful Pictures thanks for sharing
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Polly
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Beautiful pictures Bethie. Butterflies are so delicate looking and all so different. Thanks for sharing.
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