First butterflies
I have been looking out for the first butterflies to appear. As was mentioned in a conversation with @haphazard-hstead, the first to appear in The Netherlands is usually the brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni). They are long-lived and they hibernate, often appearing very early in the year on sunny days.
Alas, no luck in finding one yet, but rather than leaving it at that, here are some pictures of brimstones I prepared earlier. The yellow one is the male, the greener one is the female:
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/400s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/250s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/640s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/250s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/640s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/400s
Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/100s
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Great pics
Thanks.
Those are beautiful butterflies! Their wings are so interesting with the strong veins all through them. I can't think of another butterfly that has such big veins like that. So much like a leaf! Great photos and I hope you see some brimstones soon!
Thanks.
To my surprise, the brimstones weren't the first ones out. I went looking yesterday, and this is what I found.
Thanks for the link to your Comma Butterfly. That's a great "1st of the year" sighting! Here's to many more great butterfly sightings and photography this year! :D
nice!
Thanks!
Nice! I saw a moth out here the other day, but no butterflies yet.
Thanks! Moths are earlier than most butterflies, but they are not as good at giving that spring feeling 8-).
No, not quite! :P
lovely pictures.... wonderful nature shots!! up and resteemed**
Thanks!
welcome