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Nature Notes: White Peacock Butterfly

I know, right? Weren’t you getting tired of hearing me (okay, reading me) oooo and ahhhh over your butterfly pictures and then bitch about never getting one to hold still long enough for me to get a shot? Well, I was.

I think this White Peacock butterfly must have just recently emerged from its cocoon, because it actually waited in the same spot for me to run back into the house and get my camera! And then it pretty much stayed in place for a long while, stretching its wings back and forth in the sun, as if to dry them out and exercise them.

The underside

From the front

Topside, displayed in all its glory


Please feel free to click on the images for the best views. Yes, I was thrilled, thankyouverymuch!
The Zebra Longwings have become pretty active in the back corner of the yard, too, coinciding with the Firebush (Hamelia Patens) going into bloom. MJ said that one nearly landed on him when he went back to the shed in that corner to get the lawnmower, a couple of days ago. But, again, they rarely stay still long enough to get a photo. I’ll keep trying, though! The Firebush is also a favorite of hummingbirds, so of course, it will be out of bloom when our annual hummingbird (or two) arrive. Ah, well… 🙂

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Michelle at Rambling Woods is hosting Nature Notes, a weekly meme dedicated to challenging us to take a moment out of our hectic lives and notice the seasonal changes – large and small – taking place in nature all around each of us, in our own little corners of the world. Please visit Michelle and all the other participants, and maybe take some of your own Nature Notes!

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  1. I love the way you studiously study these butterflies. I like the leaves under them – such soft shades of green.Hopefully, I'm dragging my kids to a world class bird observatory this morning at Cape May. I told them I get one hour for ME.

  6. OH MY GOSH…what a gorgeous photo of a Butterfly! Have you been to the San Diego Zoo? They have a butterfly enclosure and you walk inside the butterflies are zooming around like the Blue Angels! So gorgeous and so fun!

  7. Oh RJ… what a beautiful butterfly. I love the patterns. It is very difficult to get a butterfly. I can't tell you how many times I have chased one around the pond only to have the camera batteries die. Really! But this is beautiful. Thank you for posting to Nature Notes.. Michelle

  8. Sorry to be so late getting around to everyone! I really appreciate your kind comments on my blogs and I feel badly that it's taken me so long to get back here this week. That is an amazing set of butterfly shots. I've never seen that species. It is gorgeous, and you've capture it so well! I'm not so lucky with butterflies, or birds either, for that matter. I have no great shots of either.