Comments on: Summer on the wing http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/ Loving nature while living in the city Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: earthtoholly http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-7160 earthtoholly Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:42:58 +0000 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/?p=2252#comment-7160 Oh my, these are such gorgeous shots, Bird! I swear, from now on I'll need to come here for reference when I'm wondering what butterfly I've found. Your shots are so much nicer than many of those on the butterfly identification websites! The Peacock is so striking, the Comma reminds me of an autumn leaf and the Brimstone's wings look like green leaves...awesome! Oh my, these are such gorgeous shots, Bird! I swear, from now on I’ll need to come here for reference when I’m wondering what butterfly I’ve found. Your shots are so much nicer than many of those on the butterfly identification websites!

The Peacock is so striking, the Comma reminds me of an autumn leaf and the Brimstone’s wings look like green leaves…awesome!

]]> By: Lana http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-7023 Lana Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:38:12 +0000 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/?p=2252#comment-7023 Thanks for sharing...they're all so lovely! I can't get any butterflies to sit still for me long enough to get pictures even half as great as these. Kudos! Thanks for sharing…they’re all so lovely! I can’t get any butterflies to sit still for me long enough to get pictures even half as great as these. Kudos!

]]> By: Bird http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-7011 Bird Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/?p=2252#comment-7011 Thank you bramblejungle, it was a real treat to see that fritillary. I'd never seen one before myself so it made me very happy indeed :) Thank you bramblejungle, it was a real treat to see that fritillary. I’d never seen one before myself so it made me very happy indeed :)

]]> By: Bird http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-7010 Bird Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:20:20 +0000 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/?p=2252#comment-7010 Michelle, I couldn't believe how many butterflies there were! Let me tell you now I don't always see so many, and even when I do they never seem to sit still. I just got very lucky that day! I was fascinated when I saw your Eastern Comma pictures because the butterfly looked almost identical to the one we get here. I almost felt like this butterfly was posing for me because of how well it showed its comma marking. I sometimes use photoshop to compensate for a badly exposed shot, but I did nothing to this one and that's exactly how the comma marking looked in real life - improbably bright and as if it had been drawn on. Michelle, I couldn’t believe how many butterflies there were! Let me tell you now I don’t always see so many, and even when I do they never seem to sit still. I just got very lucky that day!

I was fascinated when I saw your Eastern Comma pictures because the butterfly looked almost identical to the one we get here. I almost felt like this butterfly was posing for me because of how well it showed its comma marking. I sometimes use photoshop to compensate for a badly exposed shot, but I did nothing to this one and that’s exactly how the comma marking looked in real life – improbably bright and as if it had been drawn on.

]]> By: Bird http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/2009/08/summer-on-the-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-7009 Bird Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:08:03 +0000 http://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/?p=2252#comment-7009 Thank you Vicki, that's really kind! The peacock was just incredible, the texture of their wings is so velvety. I have a real soft spot for the commas too, they are very cheerful. Thank you Vicki, that’s really kind! The peacock was just incredible, the texture of their wings is so velvety. I have a real soft spot for the commas too, they are very cheerful.

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