painted lady

Thank you everyone for your nice comments on my images of a sparrow and a coastal path. There were lots of visiting painted ladies this year and I took quite a lot of shots of these butterflies in Kim's garden.

Painted Lady that is

can't remember when i posted a shot for this lovely lady, must be many years back. and yes December is butterfly month over here. hope you like it.

The residents association at Sea Ranch operates a number of activities, all available free of charge for residents and guests - in exchange for "sweat rent", i.e. participation. I photographed the butterflies that day at the "Posh Squash" - the community gardens. My brother...

Thank you everyone for all your very nice comments on my image of a zitting cisticola.Now , this a photo I took when walking at the edge of the marsh on a very sunny september morning. I saw a lot of butterflies of different species flitting about the low vegetation by the path. There were two...

Gotta run for now.

... or at least I think that's what it is.Fully prepared to be corrected. Showing fairly well in a little bare patch rather than in a lot of foliage where I can't get at it LOL

Feeding in the garden on Wall Flowers

The first seen in the garden this year

Looking good in the sunshine!

A few days ago , I posted a picture of a Painted Lady showing the undersides of the wings.Today I am posting a picture of the same butterfly showing the uppersides of the wings.

There were two of them flitting about near the low wall between the sandy beach and the coastal road.Seeing them was the best moment in a long day , spent birdwatching with no great success.

Pleased to see two of these in the garden yesterday...

A lovely Painted Lady (Cynthia cardui) butterfly in my garden.

A good sized butterfly that is known around the world.

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.1-6.4 cm (2.0-2.5 in). Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Garden area at ca. 96 m (300 ft) elevation.

I was pleased when I found this butterfly because I hadn't seen one for years. I decided to take this photo even though it was not perched conveniently on a leaf . It had landed on the ground. So , no clean backdrop , just grass and twigs.