Butterflies and a flower pic

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Annie
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Butterflies and a flower pic

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Took these out in my back yard today.
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JaneG
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Wow Annie, those are cool. But that first one . . . WOW!! I love how the petals are up on one flower and down on the other, and the butterfly wings look like stained glass, I think I see a shadow of stems through one of the orange spots. That's some FANTASTIC photography!
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Holy smokes, those are great pictures! Tell us again, what do you use for taking these wonderful pictures???
Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
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Fantastic photos Annie!!

I am trying to raise Monarch Butterflies this year. I found eggs yesterday and 1 hatched today!
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newtohosta-no more
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Annie, you have certainly become quite the expert with that camera of yours! Excellent pics! They need to be published somewhere. :D
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Midnight Reiter Too
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Wow! I'm so jealous of your talent and your monarchs. We only get swallowtails, frittilaries, and little white butterflies.

My husband let the lawn care people spray insecticide. :eek: I was really upset, but what is done is done. I wonder if insecitcide got on my parsley host plants!
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