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Mousetoescamper

(4,941 posts)
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 06:34 PM Apr 2024

Red admiral butterfly

There was a red admiral on the lilac bush yesterday, but it flitted about and didn’t light on a flower long enough to get a shot. I sat by the lilac this afternoon and waited. After a half hour or so, a red admiral arrived and I got this shot.



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Red admiral butterfly (Original Post) Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 OP
Nice, your patience paid off Walleye Apr 2024 #1
Indeed! Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #4
MAGNIFICENT! What a great photo! calimary Apr 2024 #2
Thank you! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #5
Beautiful! leftieNanner Apr 2024 #3
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #6
Your patience was rewarded. Thank you for sharing. surfered Apr 2024 #7
Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #10
Beautiful MustLoveBeagles Apr 2024 #8
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #13
Aint that a beauty. Thank you for that lovely gift irisblue Apr 2024 #9
Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #14
Kind of a misnomer. A touch of orange on a background of brown makes a Red Admiral? Martin68 Apr 2024 #11
Gorgeous dai13sy Apr 2024 #12
Thanks and you're welcome! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #15
Patience is a virtue, and you've got it, my dear Mousetoescamper! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2024 #16
Thanks! Mousetoescamper Apr 2024 #17

leftieNanner

(15,667 posts)
3. Beautiful!
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 06:48 PM
Apr 2024

We were in Australia many years ago and my husband was off taking pictures while I relaxed by the pool in a bright colored swim suit. A Ulysses butterfly landed on my hip and rested there for a while before flying away.

Alas, no picture.

Mousetoescamper

(4,941 posts)
6. Thanks!
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 07:53 PM
Apr 2024

The Ulysses are magnificent creatures of which I've only seen photos. Photos are second hand. You have an indelible memory that has stayed with you for all these many years.

CaliforniaPeggy

(151,805 posts)
16. Patience is a virtue, and you've got it, my dear Mousetoescamper!
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 09:43 PM
Apr 2024

Wonderful clarity and colors, and bokeh out of this world.

Mousetoescamper

(4,941 posts)
17. Thanks!
Mon Apr 29, 2024, 10:10 PM
Apr 2024

Instant gratification leaves one wanting for more.

I've found that people tend not to value what they don't pay for, whether the payment's in $$$ or in patience, self discipline and sacrifice.






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