Signs of Spring

07Mar06

Having a snack

As spring draws nearer, I’m being visited by hosts of critters. Bees and butterflies have been most active the last week or so. Not much has started blooming just yet, and we’ll definitely need some rainfall in order to have a picturesque spring, but these are still most welcome sights.

These shots were taken yesterday in my front yard using my 20D and 50mm prime. The Pipevine Swallowtail (below) was particularly gorgeous, I just didn’t have enough reach to better capture the moment. Both images are cropped down from much larger versions.

Swallowtail

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  1. 1 Wolf on Mar 7th, 2006 said:

    Beautiful butterflys you have captured! I really like the blue one! You should
    chase that fellow with your macro lens next time….:)

  2. 2 Wolverine on Mar 7th, 2006 said:

    I wish I had a macro — it’s still on my shopping list (along with two or three other lenses).

  3. 3 ~Z~ on Mar 8th, 2006 said:

    Awwwww, beautiful photos. I love butterflies. And I have a macro lens. :D

  4. 4 sunil on Mar 8th, 2006 said:

    you know the poets always starts their work in this season, the beauty of their poetic charm increases due to the spring season, and taking the juice from the flower nector is the work of the butterfly(s). b’ fly are very nice one especially the colors are marvelous one, b’fly are the good news transferers from flower to flower. b’ fly like different colors of flowers, and butterfly tease the flowers by showing their colors of wings, that’s nice.

    and taking the amazing first drops of the rains is the hobby of trees and their branches, flowers are the teeths of tree, who laughs always, they don’t weaps. very nice photo and information above.

    sunil

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