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PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLIES (TWO PHOTOGRAPHS)

September 25, 2017 by belindagroverphotography 40 Comments

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…

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photoink29
February 15, 2018 at 3:59 pm

Wonderful photographs

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- belindagroverphotography
  February 15, 2018 at 4:48 pm
  
  Thank you.
  
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H. Valey
February 14, 2018 at 12:38 pm

Very nice!

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- belindagroverphotography
  February 14, 2018 at 1:03 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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laura lecce
September 26, 2017 at 3:40 pm

Stunning photo Belinda! What a perfect angle to show off this magnificent butterfly!

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 26, 2017 at 4:00 pm
  
  Thanks very much Laura!
  
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rafrafrafia
September 25, 2017 at 10:53 pm

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 26, 2017 at 7:11 am
  
  Thank you.
  
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Ellen Jennings
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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- belindagroverphotography
  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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Ted Jennings
September 25, 2017 at 12:18 pm

Wow ! That first image is really nice.

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 25, 2017 at 4:15 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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dianaed14
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 25, 2017 at 10:56 am
  
  Thank you. We’re seeing them here this year.
  
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justpat1
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 25, 2017 at 8:33 am
  
  Thank you! I understand they’ve been seen in large numbers this year.
  
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tootlepedal
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 6:15 pm
  
  Thanks very much.
  
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sandyjwhite
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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- belindagroverphotography
  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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  - sandyjwhite
    September 24, 2017 at 7:33 pm
    
    It’s a real treat.
    
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Eliza Waters
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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- belindagroverphotography
  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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Pete Hillman
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 6:04 pm
  
  Thank you Pete. The most accommodating of butterflies😊
  
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The PHOTOROGR Project
September 24, 2017 at 11:27 am

Gorgeous – thanks for sharing!

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 6:02 pm
  
  Thank you, pleased you like them!
  
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wordsfromanneli
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 6:01 pm
  
  Thank you Anneli.
  
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Adrian Lewis
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 9:25 am
  
  Thanks very much.
  
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johnhadden
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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- belindagroverphotography
  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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kathydoremus
September 24, 2017 at 7:37 am

Great shots. Love how you captured the feathery fuzz on its body.

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 9:20 am
  
  Thanks very much.
  
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Daniel Scheer
September 24, 2017 at 7:12 am

Lovely!

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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 9:19 am
  
  Thank you!
  
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naturebackin
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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- belindagroverphotography
  September 24, 2017 at 6:27 am
  
  Thank you. I liked these less typical poses too.
  
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Anne
September 24, 2017 at 1:27 am

Such pretty butterflies!

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