Tag: #Painted Lady
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The Painted Lady…
I’ll start this week off with a shot of a painted lady on a cosmos in our backyard. I’ve taken more shots of painted ladies than of any other species of butterfly and that makes sense since it is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world, found everywhere but in Australia and the Antartica. […]
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Butterflies At Last…
Yesterday, for the first time this season, several painted lady butterflies and pairs of cabbage whites visited our backyard. OK, it wasn’t an invasion, but it was a relief to see butterflies flitting about all day long. This year I’ve never seen more than one butterfly at a time in the neighborhood.
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A Year Ago…
I used to tell “time” by butterfly sightings in my backyard. The painted ladies arrived in August and September while the majestic monarchs took over in October. But this year for the first time in the past nine years, there are only cabbage whites about. There are fewer honey bees and an occasional fritillary on […]
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Painted Lady in the Cosmos
There is poetry in seeing a painted lady butterfly in the cosmos growing in our backyard, so much so, I wrote this poem. First Day of Retirement The panicked whine of A chain saw Rips through My morning coffee At 8:07. I turn on the radio For the latest traffic jams. Bay Bridge backup to […]
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Painted Lady Sighted…
Other than the cabbage white, there haven’t been any butterflies of note in the Carmel Bay area until I saw a painted lady on a trail at Point Lobos this week. But there was only one that day as well as plenty of poison oak.
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A Chance Encounter with the Painted Lady
I stepped outside yesterday and almost collided with a painted lady on a flower by the back door. In this shot the lady appears to be looking up at me. She stayed on the flower for a few more seconds before leaving. I took the delay as a sign of trust.
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Another Day, Another Buttterfly
Yesterday, Thursday, I spotted one butterfly, a Painted Lady, in our backyard as shown above. Thanks to Tom and Anne, yesterday’s posted butterfly was identified as a Red Admiral. Drum roll for Friday… I do find it odd that I am seeing only one butterfly per day as if there is a quota in force. […]
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The Painted Lady…On Cue
Yesterday, I lamented not seeing a painted lady in our yard this summer. (I’ve reread this sentence several times–it makes me laugh.)The Painted Lady is the most common butterfly species in the world. I am not engaged in fake news when I report that one hour after yesterday’s post I took a shot of the […]
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Painted Lady Returns…
Yesterday I was pruning some ivy when a painted lady flew by. I always keep my camera close at hand. I wanted to improve on my close-up shots of this butterfly taken earlier in the week. This time I increased the depth of field to expand the focus. Whatever, folks…the shot is one I liked. […]
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