Butterfly-palooza Day 30: The Banded Peacock

A google image search on a cropped image helped me to come up with a name on this butterfly, the Banded Peacock, or Anartia fatima. The name is a really interesting one for this butterfly, although I couldn't say why exactly it would be given that name. (I'm not sure about the meaning of Anartia fatima, but banded peacock makes me think of the bird. I'm not sure that the butterfly bears much resemblance.) Happy 30 days of butterfly-palooza; we're almost at 10% of the year! (I suppose that would be six and a half more butterfly posts.) Thanks for stopping by!

Butterfly-palooza: Day 29

After something of a butterfly hiatus, the palooza is back with this... butterfly. I thought that the butterfly was cool, as well as the weird lines of the bench that it was resting on. Thanks for stopping by!

Zoo Flamingo Reflected in the Water (Dry Brush Filter)

This zoo flamingo was extremely washed out by the light, but what I liked best about this image was the shape of the flamingo, with the bird's head stuck in the water, creating a symmetrical mirror image between the bird and its reflection. Thanks for stopping by!

Vacation Lizard

These little lizards were mostly everywhere that we went on our vacation to Florida this past autumn. In fact, I had a conversation with another fellow, who told me that he and his kids had actually tried to catch them (and found out that they bite). While the idea of having a little lizard to remember my Florida trip sounded cool, I thought that I would be better off buying one from a pet store. And as we start to get settled in for a Minnesota winter, I'm not so sure that this kind of lizard would be too much for our snow and sub-zero temperatures.

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Butterfly Flowers (Dry Brush / Watercolor Filters)

On my vacation this past fall, I happened to see these oddly shaped flowers. They were cone shaped. Later on, while playing a video game, I happened to see the same flower came up as something that would attract butterflies. Huh. Learned something new. Thanks for stopping by!

Pink and White Showy Ladyslipper (Dry Brush Filter)

These three little maids were all in a row this past summer as I took the opportunity to photograph these Pink and Showy Ladyslipper (Minnesota's state flower) growing in a ditch alongside the highway. If you happen to catch these flowers in their prime, they are very pretty to look at. Thanks for stopping by!

Little Yellow Bird in a Big Green World (Dry Brush Filter)

This would be a "Where's Waldo" featuring the American Goldfinch, except that -- in the midst of the green foliage, the yellow goldfinch stands out like a sore thumb (albeit, a rather nice looking sore thumb.) I like the cheery yellow color of the goldfinch.

I'm still not sure why my photos are taking quite a while to upload. (In all fairness to Blogger, perhaps it's my computer or my internet connection.) Thanks for stopping by!