Butterflies!

Late last fall, I had an unusually large number of butterflies in my garden. Most exciting was the fact that there were some that I had never seen before. I spent hours following them from flower to flower trying to get a good photo! They are fast and hard to photograph! I managed a few decent shots of several of them. Unfortunately, they were not always on the best of the flowers!

This is a Julia Heliconia. I love how it's body is fuzzy and orange too! It is most common in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

This is a Zebra Heliconia, also most common in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

This is a Gulf Fritillary. It is common in my area. I love the way the photo shows the underside of its wings with the light shining through. I love to sit on my patio and watch them flutter from flower to flower. They are like colorful little fairies!

This butterfly was flying around the yard this weekend! I am not thrilled with the photograph, but it was the best of them! This butterfly was fast, and it didn't spend much time on a flower. It was always moving!

Ya'll Come Back Now!

Lorilee