My Best Butterfly Photos: Part VI

Continuing on with my favorite butterfly photos:

Giant Swallowtail

Gladiator

Golden Banded Skipper

Golden Birdwing

Golden Lacewing

Great Southern White

Green Banded Swallowtail

Green Spotted Triangle

Green Triangle

Grey Pansy

My Best Butterfly Photos - Part V

Continuing with my Favorite Butterfly Photos:

Cydno Longwing

Danaid Eggfly

Dark Blue Pansy

Dead Leaf

Dingy Bush Brown

Disturbed Tigerwing

Dogface Sulphur

Dull Firetip

Great Owl Butterfly

Giant Swallowtail

Catching Up: Butterflies, Grasshoppers, and Spiders

Some health issues have kept me from getting out much the past three months. So, the series on "Birds on a Wire," was a way to stay in touch.

Now that the "Birds on a Wire" series is finished  I'll catch up on a few short trips I've taken over those three months. First up, Some Insects:

Giant Swallowtail

Differential Grasshopper

Banded Argiope

Queen Butterfly

Red Spinner Dragonfly

Pipevine Swallowtail: Female

Green Valley Grasshopper

Giant Swallowtail -- II

Seeing the Giant Swallowtail from this angle gets a completely different view. Such is the case with many (most) butterflies. This photo was taken outside of the Tucson Botanical Garden:

Giant Swallowtail

Giant Swallowtail

Our flowers not only attract hummingbirds, they are also a heaven for butterflies. This Giant Swallowtail is one of several that visit us Spring through Fall:

Giant Swallowtail

Butterflies of Garden Canyon

Thistles, both New Mexico and Arizona varieties abound in Garden Canyon. They are a favorite of butterflies. And, because they have such bright wonderful color, make great photographs. Here are some of the butterflies I have photographed in Garden Canyon: First, sulphurs, maybe Southern Dogface (the darker one) and Cloudless or Clouded, can't really tell. Second, a Giant Swallowtail. Third, Viceroy. And, fourth Dull Firetip. Between butterflies and wildflowers, there always seems to be something to photograph if I am not finding large mammals or rare birds.