As spring melds into summer butterflies can be found wherever flowers are blooming. Thistle flowers attract a wide variety of insects including the beautiful fritillary butterflies.
I hesitate to attempt to identify these butterflies any further as their are quite a number of different fritillaries with very similar characteristics.
Two fritillaries share a flower
Blooms, and butterflies; what better way to spend a summer morning.
Canon 60D, Induro tripod, Kirk King Cobra head, Canon 600 F4 IS lens, and Kenko 25mm extension tube.
Delightful captures... hope this finds you well
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! and again WOW!!!! These are amazing shots and I love them.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots. Here in Texas our thistles bloom in March and April. They are long gone by now!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the orange and pink together.
ReplyDeleteI always ID these as Great Spangled Fritillary - but I'm not positive that's what they are :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Pics Coy!!
Great images, Coy! You have a wonderful lens set-up for this type of photography.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Great combination of colors. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful! How very obliging of them to pick a beautiful flower for posing for you.
ReplyDeleteI don't know my butterflies at all. These are gorgeous. Wonderful colors!
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