Now why, would this pretty butterfly be sitting on the gravel when there's such a pretty flower nearby?
I'm not a fan of Irises, but I love the tiny Water Irises.
Silly butterflies!
They were even on poop - why not on the flowers?!
I feel very fortunate to have found these tiny wild orchids! I think they're Calopogon tuberosus, but don't hold me to that.
Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. Don't forget to visit each other. :)
These are amazing. The details on that iris just blew me away. Love it!
ReplyDeleteOops. When it said "Link title" that's what I put in there. Oddly, I snagged a butterfly myself this week. I rarely get them to sit still long enough to get a good shot. And they certainly weren't as cooperative as yours were. But it worked out alright. Of course, I still don't have your touch for the insect world.
ReplyDeleteLisa, Lisa, Lisa... These photos blow me away, especially the first two. Wow.
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love the iris.
ReplyDeleteDelightful butterflies! The pale lemon one is most unusual! And love your flowers!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous little butterflies!
ReplyDeletethese butterflies were enjoying their own kind of adventure. i would have thought they'd like the flowers better too. good night.
ReplyDeleteYour butterflies are gorgeous, you are so lucky to see one ! The once who fly around here once in a while look all like a homless ! I don't know what happened this year !
ReplyDeleteI love butterflies.
ReplyDeleteThere must've been some food or pollen on the ground that were interesting them.
Wow, love all of these. Beautiful and amazing captures!
ReplyDeleteLisa, I'm just amazed at the variety of butterflies that will pose for you! That one with the pink outline is very cool looking.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow BF looks like an orange sulfer, OMG yours are beautiful! They are not easy to shoot so You Go Girl!
ReplyDeletesee mine here please
Awesome macros Lisa!
ReplyDeleteI love the first butterfly and the wild orchid is swweeet!
Wonderful flower and butterfly photos. It is puzzling why they'd prefer rocks and poop to those stunning flowers!
ReplyDeleteOOOOh wow. You've outdone yourself again Lisa. I'm SO glad I did not post my butterflies today. They're nothing compared to yours!! Awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your butterflies,
ReplyDeleteso colorful and cute shots :)
Your macro Monday´s are always amazing! Love that orchid. So exquisite!
ReplyDeleteMaybe...just maybe they like the warmth of the ground as opposed to the coolness of the flower? Who cares though cuz your photos are BEAUTIFUL just the same!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are stunning! I'm joining in with Macro Monday for the first time this week. :)
ReplyDeleteOh these are wonderuful!!! I could only catch one this summer - wowowow look at al of yours! Amazing shots!! Sarah
ReplyDeleteWonderful macro's!!! A real nice series of great shots!
ReplyDeleteSo bright and colorful, some last signs of summer. ahh!
ReplyDeleteButterflies have been scarce around here this year so I'm appreciating yours big time!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that yellow butterfly! Its wings look like tissue paper!
ReplyDeleteThat first photo is so gorgeous that it about took my breath away!
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos you show us! The butterflies are so fantastic and the flower is so delicate :)
ReplyDeleteOops I left a comment on your f/b, thinking I was here. I have some sunflower closeups to share.
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Enjoy!
I didn't read your comments - but I hope someone explains why.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question, poop or flowers? I know what I'd choose, but I'm not a butterfly. Like everyone else, though, I agree, great pictures!
ReplyDeletesilly butterflies, but oh so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI once came across a whole meadow of those beautiful blue wild iris's on a mountain top. It was breath taking.
great page, grat idea! would be a shame not to participate...
ReplyDeleteHello Lisa,
ReplyDeleteI found you via margie at Soeur du Jour. I love the Monarch butterfly and that dainty orchid.
What a fun meme. I played along!
The butterflies are beautiful! Such crisp and clear photos!!
ReplyDeleteApparently, butterflies land on the ground because they need minerals and they can get them from the rocks etc. Perhaps poop is full of minerals too! LOL! They may also like the warmth, as someone suggested.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! And that wild orchid is gorgeous - great find, great shot!
Truly the only butterflies I have seen this year were the monarchs I raised.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a Viceroy like the one in your first picture in a long time - some websites say they are western inhabitants others say they live all over.
I like your iris photo. They are so hard to get a good picture of. I am not of fan of the flower itself either. My sister asked me to come and shoot some photos of her garden - and I did, but she has beds and beds of irises. She loves them! Oh well, I did my best.
Thanks for hosting this carnival - or whatever you call it. I am not really a mommy blogger - I work full time and my kids are teenagers. But I love photography and trying to get better, It's nice to have a place to easily click on other folks who love photography too.
That is fascinating that they were on everything except the flowers!
ReplyDeleteI don't know where you are seeing all the butterflies. I see bees and other insects, but have not seen a butterfly this year yet. These are beautiful shots and you're a lucky person to see them, and have your camera at hand, too!
ReplyDeleteI like the vulture pictures. They are hard to get snaps of.
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