a white admiral butterfly eating blackberries August 19, 2008
Posted by Sandy in butterflies, photographs.Tags: butterflies, photographs
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This is the first white admiral I have seen this year. And, the first time I had had such a good look at the underside colors.
Oh, how lovely! How much of the blackberries do they manage to eat?
Between the bees, wasps, and butterflies, quite a lot!
The underside is more amazing than the top. Do they really eat at the fruit?
Wonderful photos!
Wonderful details! I think I like the white ones even better than the red. I once had a non-descript gray moth fluttering around in the living room. It came to rest on a lampshade, and as I went in to scoop it up to return to the outside, it deposited a tiny droplet of purple, the same color as the mulberries on the bush in the yard. I said, “I know what you’ve been eating!” Gave me a smile evey time I saw that tiny spot on the shade.
Beautiful butterfly and lovely photo of it eating
Gorgeous captures! Brilliant colors and light!
Cat
Oh, this is just lovely! I have a special affinity for butterflies as you may have noted on my blog. I am so glad I stopped by to see your wonderful photos! G
I learn something new from you every day. I had no idea butterflies would eat blackberries. I thought they subsisted on nectar only. Beautiful shot!
I’ve got several around us and never knew what the name was. White admiral, how interesting.
That is so very lovely. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen them in my garden. We usually get the large yellow swallowtails, but our blackberries are long gone.~~Dee
Wonderful shots Sandy – I would love to see something like this in my garden.
Karen
So delicate. I also wanted to let you know that I’m taking a short break from blogging. I have lots of creative stuff going on so for the moment it’s “blogging without obligation” time.
Hugs,
Annie
Ah … beautiful butterfly photos! I never have any luck when I try to capture these amazing creatures. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs and blessings,