As we veered off the main path at the reserve we were treated to a slew of painted ladies. They were flying in great numbers and I kept my camera trained on a few as they lingered on the clover. These were taken with my 70-200mm lens and I took well over 100 photographs. More to come…
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY 
February 15, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Wonderful photographs
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February 15, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Thank you.
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February 14, 2018 at 12:38 pm
Very nice!
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February 14, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Thank you!
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September 26, 2017 at 3:40 pm
Stunning photo Belinda! What a perfect angle to show off this magnificent butterfly!
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September 26, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Thanks very much Laura!
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September 25, 2017 at 10:53 pm
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Can’t wait to check out more of your posts! 🤗
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September 26, 2017 at 7:11 am
Thank you.
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September 25, 2017 at 7:01 pm
Lovely and such a nice contrast with the clover flowers. Wonderful to have choices of which one to take and different angles.
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September 26, 2017 at 7:08 am
Thank you. They were there for the taking, it really was a great morning in the field!
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September 25, 2017 at 12:18 pm
Wow ! That first image is really nice.
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September 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm
Thank you!
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September 25, 2017 at 7:43 am
Lovely – one year there were so many here but haven’t seen them in great numbers since.
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September 25, 2017 at 10:56 am
Thank you. We’re seeing them here this year.
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September 24, 2017 at 11:52 pm
Great shots Belinda! I’ve heard Kansas is experiencing a large migration this year. I’ve seen several today camping at 6,000′ in central AZ (Mogollon Rim).
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September 25, 2017 at 8:33 am
Thank you! I understand they’ve been seen in large numbers this year.
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September 24, 2017 at 3:20 pm
This was enjoyable as we haven’t seen a painted lady this year at all.
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September 24, 2017 at 6:15 pm
Thanks very much.
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September 24, 2017 at 2:35 pm
Nice shots, Belinda. We have had huge numbers of painted ladies this year.
They say the migration in our area is larger than in the last 12 years.
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September 24, 2017 at 6:15 pm
Thank you Sandy. I haven’t seen this many in a number of years either.
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September 24, 2017 at 7:33 pm
It’s a real treat.
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September 24, 2017 at 12:09 pm
Great captures. Belinda. I love the furry back, which I never saw before. I’ve noticed a lot of them here lately, too. They are so pretty!
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September 24, 2017 at 6:11 pm
Thank you Eliza. It kept changing position and I was fortunate to capture this pose.
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September 24, 2017 at 11:41 am
Stunning images, Belinda! I love the different perspectives 🙂 The underwing shot with the light filtering through those gorgeous wings is really something quite special.
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September 24, 2017 at 6:04 pm
Thank you Pete. The most accommodating of butterflies😊
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September 24, 2017 at 11:27 am
Gorgeous – thanks for sharing!
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September 24, 2017 at 6:02 pm
Thank you, pleased you like them!
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September 24, 2017 at 10:30 am
I, too, like the different angles. Well done. Beautiful butterflies shown to their greatest advantage.
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September 24, 2017 at 6:01 pm
Thank you Anneli.
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September 24, 2017 at 8:28 am
Gorgeous pictures, I’m a huge butterfly fan; and I think this is the same species we see in the UK.
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September 24, 2017 at 9:25 am
Thanks very much.
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September 24, 2017 at 7:40 am
Hi Belinda,
Great shots! Seems we both are seeing lots of painted ladies these days. I posted one (with some other unnoticed action happening!) as well!
Cheers, John
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September 24, 2017 at 9:24 am
Thank you John! We saw more yesterday than we’ve seen all summer, what a treat it was.
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September 24, 2017 at 7:37 am
Great shots. Love how you captured the feathery fuzz on its body.
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September 24, 2017 at 9:20 am
Thanks very much.
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September 24, 2017 at 7:12 am
Lovely!
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September 24, 2017 at 9:19 am
Thank you!
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September 24, 2017 at 1:47 am
Both interesting angles. I particularly like the one taken from underneath, but then the other shows the ‘fluffy’ back.
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September 24, 2017 at 6:27 am
Thank you. I liked these less typical poses too.
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September 24, 2017 at 1:27 am
Such pretty butterflies!
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