A Tale Of Two Butterflies

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Two photos .. two viceroy butterflies. What captured my attention was the condition of the butterflies. The first one appears to be in great health. The colors are vibrant, and the wings look perfect. The second one looks like it has had better days. The wings are worn and it just looks tried and like life has become a signficant struggle.

I am not sure of the age of either butterfly. I believe that even as we age, we can feel and look younger if we eat right and get enough exercise, even if that is just walking and moving every day. I am going to leave it at that .. take care of your health. No one else is going to do it for you. Eat enough protein, get some movement every day and enjoy life.

~ Rick


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Monarch … Success!

Finally .. we have been trying to find and photograph a Monarch Butterfly for weeks. I saw this one near the Miami River. It's not a perfect photo, but success .. finally.

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Common Wood

We have seen a large number of [Wood-nymph Butterflies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_wood-nymph) this week. I love the patterns in their wings. In the right lighting you can get some intereeting colors too. ~ Rick


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Great Spangled What?

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I do not recall every seeing a Great Spangled Fritillary before. Yes, that is what this beautiful creture is, and it is a large, beautiful butterfly.

As I said, this butterfly is large, like a swallowtail. Wikipedia says that their wingspan ranges from 62 to 88 mm (2.4 to 3.5 in) (wikipedia. Sure a beautiful butterfly.

Neither of us have photographed one of these in the past. Teresa had a more direct shot, but also had some blades of grass in the shot. She took the 2nd photo. I shot the top photo, but at an angel.

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