Orange You Sad Summer's Almost Gone?

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

I missed seeing beautiful butterflies all summer -- it was fun to finally see some now that summer is coming to an official end. This fritillary was among the most compliant of the specimens I saw.

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Doug Lloyd says:

Yes I am. Spectacular Marty
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salma1 says:

Gorgeous shot of the butterfly. Marty, I have noticed that there were fewer butterflies this year. Last year I saw 80+ butterflies around my yard and park nearby. This year I saw only around 40-45 only.
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Marrrcelll (Busy) says:

Exellent!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Momba says:

A beautiful fritillary, Marty!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

winnu says:

Super!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

hearman says:

Thats what we need is compliant subjects, I think I need to talk to some of mine, I show up and off they go, beautiful photo Marty.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Anne Toal says:

Nice
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IngallsIdyllGirl says:

Stunning, centered, crisp fabulous photo!
What did you have to pay your model to get him or her to hold still?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

qt flickr says:

They are beautiful! Excellent shot!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Greg7 says:

Awesomely great photo Marty!! Really terrific!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Shawn Wainwright says:

Well i can't stand too many more hot days like today, but i will miss the butterflies. Great shot.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

qak4 says:

Great find and capture...!!!...
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Angel Cher ♥ says:

YESSSSS!! lovely shot... great title
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ru_24_real says:

Very pretty! Nice looking specimen!
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I-P-S says:

stunning shot of this beauty, very well seen and captured
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Photo Patty says:

The colors in this photo as so luminescent! Really an amazing capture.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

martytdx says:

Thanks, everyone. It was nice to get out an shoot again and to see some fun stuff (and get decent shots of it).

IIG - 1g of nectar, uncut
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

refmo says:

Beautiful shot, love the light and contrast!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Red~Star says:

Superb shot...love these butterflies. You sure got it nice and sharp.....gorgeous orange color. Swallowtails were few and flighty this summer....I missed out.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Shepherd says:

Heck no, summer's been here long enough! 46 days, 11hours, and 38 minutes until the lifts open! Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow...

Sweet shot.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

martytdx says:

LOL, Shep - I like skiing, too, but it's the cold that I hate. I'll take 70 degrees over skiing weather any day. Of course, in Colorado, 70 degrees can be skiing weather, right? (I remember skiing on A-Basin on July 4th then heading back to Boulder for a barbecue).
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Shepherd says:

Our last day I think was late April or early May. We wanted to hit A-basin later but just never got to it. This year we all have passes so can hit the hills until we are shredding grass instead of snow! :) You've got that east coast cold/humid thing going on that makes 50 feel chilly sometimes.
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sarahsflickr says:

gorgeous. and nothing beats compliance :o)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

rwolfert says:

Lovely shot. The very soft colors of the fritillary work so well with the muted background.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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