Comma Butterfly In The Cascade Mountains
Previous Next I have my spots I stop at up in the Cascade Mountains, well most places I have my set spots I have had history of photographing the wildlife. This spot tends to have species of butterflies stop to get drinks, never know what I am going to photograph! Just know I am going […]
Hawk Moth On The Lilac Flowers
Previous Next Meet the Hawk Moth that was feeding on our lilac flowers in May of 2017! I did just upload a post I wrote back in 2014 of these moths that is found here . Information of this Hawk Moth has not changed, however my photography has since 2014! To bring you the best […]
Painted Lady Butterfly Laying Eggs
Previous Next This is the Painted Lady Butterfly. Several species of this butterfly, this is the species we have here at home. As you can see the Hollyhock is budding out and will flower later on in the season. These photographs were photographed through the chain link fence. Observing this Painted Lady told me I […]
Monarch Butterfly Visits The High Desert
Previous Next Meet the Monarch Butterfly! The Monarch Butterfly is big, flashy and one can not miss them when they start showing up! The Monarch Butterfly just happens to like the Zinnia Flowers here in our garden. The Monarch Butterfly does not like any other of our flowers like they do our Zinnias! I do […]
Taylors Checkerspot Butterfly
Previous Next Meet the Taylor’s checkerspot Butterfly! I photographed this colorful Butterfly feeding on one of the wildflowers found here in Oregon. This Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly is a endangered species. You can read more about this status and the few locations this Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly has been documented as being. Read more at the Oregon […]
Swallowtail Butterfly On The Orange Lily Flower
Previous Next Our Lily flowers got a visitor! This Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly! I think the Swallowtails come to the Lily patch for drinks myself! Even though we try hard not to over head water the Lily flowers! Getting a drink is what this Swallowtail Butterfly looks like it is doing to me! The Yellow of […]
Mylitta Crescent Butterfly And Beatles
Previous Next This caught my attention while out and about on one of my walks here in town! This Mylitta Crescent Butterfly and these Beatles on this weed flower feeding. Of course having this many Beatles in one place may not be something this farmer wants to see on his valuable crops? However on the […]
Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly
Previous Next Meet again this Common Checkered Skipper Butterfly! This one is on one of our wildflowers that grow here in our part of the high desert of Oregon! Skipper Butterflies all have the same structure in appearance. All Skipper Butterflies kind of, “skip”, or “Flutter” about. My observations as for photographing the Skipper Butterflies […]
Wood-nymph Butterfly
Previous Next Meet the Wood-nymph Butterfly! See the Butterflies eye spots? This Wood-nymph Butterfly is feeding on these wildflowers. As you look through this series of photographs, watch this Wood-nymph Butterflies face. You can clearly see this Wood-nymph Butterfly feeding! The Wood-nymph Butterfly comes in several sizes and the colors can be different as well. […]
Fenders Blue Butterfly In Its Natural Environment
Previous Next Meet the tiny Fenders Blue Butterfly! This is one of our visits to the Ochoco Mountains. I look for water, and typically a prairie like area for the butterflies. Since everything needs a drink, and Butterflies do not drink as we do, they need mud! So this is what I look for. Typically […]