Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Butterfly Time!

Butterflies of all hues and sizes are visiting my garden now. The Common Sergeant is a frequent visitor.
The Glassy Tiger likes the flowers of the Plumbago.

I don'y know the name of this glamourous visitor. She favours my vegetable patch.






This Skipper has tawny wings with gold markings which are visible when it flies.
The other butterflies flit too fast for me to take shots of them.




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18 comments:

  1. Sylvia KMarch 2, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Oh, I love butterflies!! And these are so gorgeous and colorful! What a great smile to start my evening! Thank you!!

    Sylvia

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  2. africanaussieMarch 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    oh I love that heart shaped one - it seems a similar colour to our ulysses butterflies - they do flit around fast dont they?

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  3. Sunray GardensMarch 2, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    The glassy tiger is beautiful but I also like that last one. Stunning when it's all opened up in a heart and the distinct markings within the color.
    Cher
    Goldenray Yorkies

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  4. guild-rezMarch 2, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    I love butterflies, very nice pictures!!
    Some of my visitors have asked if the flowers of the Celosia Spicata are very soft to touch!
    I only takes pictures and normally don't touch the plants.
    Please respond on my blog.
    - Cheers Gisela.

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  5. CaronMarch 2, 2011 at 10:51 PM

    I've never seen a heart-shaped butterfly before. How interesting!

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  6. ???March 2, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Lovely shots of those beautiful visitors.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 2, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    What a beautiful blog you have, it is all nature. Lovely..I wasn't sure which post you wanted to use for Nature Notes so I went to the most recent which is perfect. Thank you for joining Nature Notes....Michelle

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  8. GigaMarch 3, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    Zdjęcie, z motylkiem wyglądającym jak niebieskie serduszko,dla mnie szczególnie ładne.
    Pozdrawiam

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  9. CarverMarch 3, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    Wonderful varieties of beautiful butterflies.

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  10. ArijaMarch 3, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    The second shot of the blue butterfly is a perfect heart. You could use it on a Valentine's day card. Lovely to have so many, we only have a few monarchs left and lots of cabbage moths.

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  11. MalarMarch 3, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    I always have no luck in taking butterflies photos!
    Your pictures are great. Beautiful butterflies!

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  12. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensMarch 3, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    So many beautiful butterflies; Very enjoyable to see them happily sipping nectar.

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  13. LeoraMarch 3, 2011 at 5:32 PM

    She looks like a blue heart. Plumbago is such a pretty plant - I can understand the attraction.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Thank you for response!!
    It is good to have garden friends around the world:)
    - Cheers from Canada,
    Gisela

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  15. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    The blue butterfly is fabulous! I wish it'd come here too!!!

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  16. MyMaracasMarch 4, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    How beautiful! I love that blue one shaped like a heart.

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  17. Autumn BelleMarch 5, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    That heart-shaped butterfly is really special.So romantic! Thank you very much for helping me identify the butterfly flower, Sanchezia speciosa. I am so happy. Cheers to you!

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  18. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    great blog!
    cute pictures...I'm also from B'lore staying in calif
    the blue flowered plant(last photo) i liked best
    may I know the Name of this plant please..?
    _suma

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