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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 02, 2009, 07:56:24 pm

Spring is starting to try to peek out of the clouds here and there and, at least here in FL, some butterfly species are starting to come out. I thought it would be fun if people posted their butterfly shots here as the year progresses ... here are 3 of mine:

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: wolfnowl on March 03, 2009, 01:35:19 am

Thanks for sharing these.  Still snow and ice here, although the crocuses are out down along the coast...

Mike.

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: Jack Varney on March 03, 2009, 09:17:12 pm

Very nice shots, John. Have you visited the "Butterfly Rainforest" at the Florida Museum Of Natural History on the University of Florida campus?

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/ (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/)

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 03, 2009, 11:38:44 pm

Thanks!

And thank you very much for the link---I think I may well be going there this Sunday  

Here is a better one of a Red-Banded Hairstreak I got today. He has his whole hindwing.

(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/rbhairstreak3.jpg)






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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 07, 2009, 10:30:47 pm

Quote from: Beachconnection

Very nice shots, John. Have you visited the "Butterfly Rainforest" at the Florida Museum Of Natural History on the University of Florida campus?
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/ (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/)

Hey Jack;

I just wanted to thank you again for that link! Turns out, the "Butterfly Rainforest" is less than an hour from my home so I went there today and took a lot of neat photographs:




 

Thanks again for the tip, I sure do appreciate it.

Jack




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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 15, 2009, 01:23:38 am

(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/black.jpg)
Black Swallowtail




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/giant.jpg)
Giant Swallowtail




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/pipe.jpg)
Pipevine Swallowtail



All photos obtained impromptu, naturally, none staged.

Jack



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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: Jack Varney on March 17, 2009, 07:58:44 pm

Nice shots there, Jack! It looks like the link paid off in a successful trip.
Our photo club here in the Jackonvile beaches had a shoot at UF last month. Unfortunately I had a conflict in my schedule.

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 19, 2009, 02:45:02 am

Thanks again and yes it did

Here are a couple more I took in the back yard:




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/purple.jpg)
Red-Spotted Purple




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/gulf.jpg)
Gulf Fritillary




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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: david12 on March 19, 2009, 06:39:51 am

This seems to be very atractive pics and also very natural photo.

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on March 19, 2009, 10:51:54 am

Thank you

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: JohnKoerner on April 13, 2009, 03:04:51 pm

5 more shots from The Butterfly Rainforest ...





(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/bluewing.jpg)





(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/redfire.jpg)




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/morpho.jpg)




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/sideshot.jpg)




(http://www.johnkoerner.org/Exhibition/mating.jpg)




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Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: jule on April 14, 2009, 09:14:42 pm

What wonderful photographs. Thank you John.

Also for me very humbling to see how Nature provides so many amazingly beautiful species.

Julie

Title: 2009 BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Post by: Jeremy Payne on April 14, 2009, 09:40:27 pm

Here's a few from last summer ...

(http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v335/158/16/1336279231/n1336279231_30076850_4650.jpg)

(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v335/158/16/1336279231/n1336279231_30076853_2927.jpg)

(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v335/158/16/1336279231/n1336279231_30076855_7756.jpg)