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| Buckeye Butterfly and Bees - Anyone know what these wildflowers are? They grew alongside the pond this fall. Update: Thanks to Laura at ForestWalkArt - these are Western Ironweed Correction: Per PortraitsOfWildflowers - this is Marsh Fleabane Had to Google each to compare and and based on less 'fuzzy' blooms, I'd agree with Marsh Fleabane. Only one of my Texas Wildflower sites showed the Western Ironweed. None of them showed Marsh Fleabane. Glad we have good blog readers out there! |
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| See the bee butt? |
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| "Incoming!" |
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135 comments:
Bee butt. Lol.
I wish we had more of these butterflies in Nebraska. Gorgeous colors!
Gorgeous photos!! Quite a nice break from the snow and freezing temps we're having right now.
Those flowers look like the dried ones you see in arrangments - maybe a statice of some type...??
these are really beautiful, my favorite is the incoming.. that bee looks like he found a flying flower to land on. sharing the pollen...
A treat to remember color, butterflies and bees in my world of white . . . Beautuful photo captures, incoming, outgoing and stunning colors in the butterfly. Very nice!
I wonder if this is purple milkweed? These might be my favorite photos of yours yet! I love the colors!
A pretty break from winter. Love the Buckeye and the incoming bee. But, they are all beautiful shots!
i LOVE the buckeye!! one of my favorite butterflies that we have over here too! beautiful shots!!
the wildflowers look a little like the blue mist...which aren't really blue...but more purplish, and they grow like crazy...the flowers are small & fluffy-ish.
...i take that back,,,not Blue Mist...the leaves look wrong...
ok...you got me going...'ironweed'???...i have some growing here...a wild native...
Thanks for the treat of flowers,butterflies and bees. Beautiful pictures to bring summer into January.
Beautiful pictures...amazing !!..lovely day...Ria...xxx...
Beautiful pictures...amazing !!..lovely day...Ria...xxx...
Those are incredible.
Thanks, so wonderful to see Butterflies, Flowers and Bee Butts.....White on white here....Blessings Francine.
nice ones - they are so cheerful. do you know the difference between a moth & a butterfly? i need to look that up. glad you caught them for us. great share. ( :
Nice reminder if spring
Oh, such a beautiful dose of color that I so needed!!!! Gorgeous! glad you have another dose stashed for us in the gray days ahead!! Thank you! blessings ~ tanna
That is a beautiful flutter.
I think they're a cross between 'ironweed' 'bluemist' and
'purple milkweed'. It's like singing along with a favorite song, everyone has their own arrangement (pun intended).
'snicker'.....just teasing.
what ever they are they're beautiful along with the solace the resting 'buckeye' and the bees butt, the in-coming, nice pic.
Gracias for sharing mi amiga.
I enjoyed this
It took me a minute and then I saw the bee butt and wings too! Beautifully colored flowers and butterflies this Sunday morning Tex! Very nice to see as winter keeps dragging along with a dreary kind of attitude. Nice treat, start my Sunday with a smile.
When I see the word "buckeye", I expect to see a peanut butter ball dipped in chocolate....not this!! You're killing me! ;)
Really pretty pictures - especially after all the cloudy days we've had recently.
What a beautiful moth! And a little honey bee in the second picture, going about its business. So cute.
Yes I can see the bee butt ;)LOL
you shot them very well.
I have no idea for the flowers name, here too the same plants and grow wildly
have a nice weekend
I've never seen a Buckeye before! Beautiful.
I need a break from Winter bring them on. Incredible shots. Thanks Tex Hug B
Dearest Theresa,
LOVELY flowers and color for January! That is always most welcome at this time of the year. You capture things so well, also the butterfly.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Oh wow what a joy to see these fabulous photographs also for the reminder of warmer days. Mind you, our snow has finally gone - can't wait for some lovely Spring insects and flowers!
Really beautiful. It's nice to have a mid-winter break.
Very, very beautiful pictures.
Hugs
T, these are stellar clicks! I think maybe your best series yet in my very humble opinion.
What fabulous pictures! It does make me miss summer. Florida, however, is fabulous and reminds me that the sun does shine even when I don't see it shining! You remind me, too. :-)
Really nice butterfly! Amazing how much detail is in that eyespot.
Great captures and really nice of the bee in action!
Pretty. Not sure what the flowers are? Have a super Sunday.
Best wishes Molly
Lovely "summer pictures" with flowers and butterflies.
I love butterflies - acc. a Chinese proverb, meaning a butterfly:
A long and happy life ":) Hanne Bente
The photos are beautiful. They remind me that summer will be here one day!
ummm, purple flowers and butterflies, the perfect post for me!!
have a happy sunday!!
I don't see butterflies too much in AZ. Love that you were able to capture the bee also.
enjoyed!
Love the one of the bee in mid air...beautiful shots
Thanks for taking me back to summer. Nice images and fun comments. MB
Loving the spot of color today- it is so dreary BROWN around here.
Have a great day Theresa!
The plant looks like it's Pluchea odorata, known as marsh fleabane because it grows in wet soil.
She's a pretty butterfly!
Well taked
I call them 'purple things'.
Great colors! I think I like these more than those owl photos. LOL!
heerlijke momenten zijn dit,dit is weer genieten.
Ahhhhhh spring....love the butterfly!
your pictures are really WONDERFUL, my compliments.
Greetings, Joop
The buckeye is one of my favorites. And the pic of the bee in flight is great! The flowers look like mist flower to me and they do bloom in the fall.
Beautiful photos. Love the butterfly colors, as well.
Happy Sunday!
It's a little too early for that stuff! LOL! Beautiful shots! Haven't seen any of that here for quite a while. The Buckeyes are fairly common in this area.
A gorgeous butterfly. I'm glad someone volunteered to tell you the hame of the weed that is so colorful.
Ahhh, a beautiful butterfly and bee break! Love it!
Gorgeous photos! And thanks for sharing some color... I've been missing it since coming to the desert!
The only time I see these butterflies are when I go to Arizona to the butterfly museum...thanks for sharing yours...beautiful sights at this time of year.
To bardzo miłe zobaczyć kwiaty, motyle i pszczoły w styczniu, gdy u nas biało na dworze. Pozdrawiam.
It's very nice to see the flowers, butterflies and bees in January, while in our white outside. Yours.
Excellent photos! Can't help with the flower ID, though.
I sure do love these...Buckeye butterflies are so beautiful!
Oh my gosh, Tex, these are amazing captures!!! I'm green with envy!
These are awesome!
I'm green with envy also (not that I take good pics)since my camera bit the dust. :
Nice shots. It seems the bee took an extra look at the butterfly checking if it was a beautiful pollen-filled flower or not.
I have always loved the markings on these butterflies.
I was going to say . . . what?! Flowers and butterflies in the middle of winter! :-0
The butterfly rally catches my attention. Great shot!
Beautiful flowers and I love the butterfly!! Great captures!!
These are just beautiful!
Love your new blog design too.
Incredible patterns on those wings
Beautiful
Whatever those wildflowers are, they are so pretty and colorful. As is the butterfly. Just what I needed on a freezing rain day.
SO pretty... can't wait for those balmy days again...
Buckeye Butterfly is one the best, and your camera did it, fantastic.
Such a beautiful butterfly! Wonderful captures!! :)
T, Butterflies and bees, oh my! I do miss those days!
Nice shots by the way!
Thats what we want,the hope of a bit more warmth. Thats a nice looking Butterfly.
peter
Thanks, it worked, we broke out the 20's today, you are GOOD!!
Really, thanks for the break, these are beautiful, even if the bee is flashing us.
A nice late January break to see this pretty flower.
Oh yes! Fabulous, I really enjoyed these!
That is a beautiful butterfly. Yesterday I was out walking my dog Hiker and there was a little girl in the park with a Monarch Butterfly on her finger. It was like "glued" to her.
these all are fantastic shots!!
what a beautiful flower! and butterfly.
What a refreshing break from gray old winter. Lovely captures!
Gorgeous photo, T! I hope you have considered this one as one of your art projects and maybe a giveaway?
hint...hint
Great pictures of the butterfles and bees. I love Buckeyes---as they are one of my all-time favorite butterflies...
Hope you are having a great Sunday.
Hugs,
Betsy
I love the beautiful with the purple flowers!
Beautiful shots. It is a nice treat to see bees, butterflies and flowers on these cold winter days.
T, the pictures are spectacular as always! Spring will be here soon...I can wait...besides, I'm still enjoying the snow!...:)JP
Some kind of fleabane sounds about right!
Awesome captures - loved incoming and outgoing! :D
I'm absolutely stunned by these designs of nature! I really thank you once again!
Very pretty. Such clear shots.
Oo!! These are all so lovely! Makes me want to break out my watercolor pencils!
Hi Teresa...These are just stunning, and nice to look at this time of year
when we need some thoughts of spring!!
Grace
Hi Teresa...These are just stunning, and nice to look at this time of year
when we need some thoughts of spring!!
Grace
I see the bee butt! If I ever got a great pic of any insect working in the yard I'd faint! Mine are nothing but a buzz and a blur:@)
Such a nice site to see in this dreary cold weather!
Neat photos with the bee in it!!! You MUST have used a tripod?????? Gorgeous pictures!
Wow, these are top notch! What a lovely break from winter, too. :-)
~Lindy
The flowers are pretty, but, wow - that butterfly. I'm not sue I've ever seen one that pretty in NE.
I'm wondering if it is as warm there as it is here in south Texas. I know winter will probably give us another blast but this is heavenly while it last.
Beautiful. You are causing me to yearn for Spring......
What a beautiful butterfly. Loved the incoming shot. Great capture.
Excellent shots!
I never got a good shot of the buckeye last year, so thank you! Enjoyed the bee coming in and going out. These are all so, so good!
These are beautiful captures of the flowers. I checked my list of purple/blue/pink wildflowers list, I could not identify them.
Butterflies are elusive to me.
These are such awesome photos...the butterflies are so pretty...
I'm one who never tires of winter, but a little touch of colorful nature is always welcome. The ironweed that grows in KY is a dark purple and more upright bloom. Ironweed and goldenrod a favorite fall bouquet, if your nose can stand it.
Sadly I found neither the bee's butt or its knees. . .
beautiful flower and butterfly... i liked the color of flower.
thanks for sharing and commenting on my post
Excellent photos! I like the titles too.
mmmm, mmmm, mmmm....I love, love, love that butterfly! Never seen one like that! Send one down my way, won't cha'?
Thanks for easing us out of winter, if only in our minds. :)
Beautifull butterfly!
And the "incoming" is a great shot!
What stunning images of the butterfly and the bee.
I think i have a similar flower here that blooms in the summer.. but I do not know its name.
Great shots Tex.
Yes, I need a break from the winter freeze!!
It took some time to see the bee on the photos... Lovely shots and the eyes on the butterfly were fascinating.
what a beauty
Well, we don't need relief from the frozen weather here in central Florida, but I'll take a dose of color and butterflies and bees any time!
Thank you!
(How did you get that bee to stop in midair and pose for you???) :)
YaY! for the flutterby winning that go around from the bee! heheheee
i dunno what they are, but they really are very pretty! =)
Fabulous shots! Wow, just too pretty! I love how you caught the Buckeye with his wings open, and the bee in flight. Good shooting!
Gorgeous flowers!!!
These pictures were perfect on this cold, rainy, windy day! :)
That is one beauty of a butterfly!
One after the other your photos of the butterfly on the flower get lovelier and lovelier.
Superb shots, Tex.
We can never see too many butterflies in winter.....keep them coming! Beautiful captures!
Beautiful captures, my friend. What a subtle beauty.
Beautiful photos! What a pretty butterfly. I'd love to see that one land near me...
Theresa, these are excellent. just great. Your lens is a good one for sure. I am not showing up as a visitor. Log in doesn't count? or what? I have not seen my town on Bluehost for quite awhile.
Ohhh, butterfly is lovely. And as always you give us some great pics :)
I don't know what kid of flower it is.
Dearest Theresa,
Wow, Wow☆☆☆ What a GORGEOUS pictures of beautiful flowers and a butterfly in this season for a change♡♡♡ I DID enlarde them and enjoyed with my husband.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my talented photographer friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Considering we have been freezing our tails off these past days and the frigid temps are to return tomorrow night. What is with this weather anyway. It is so nice to see butterflies and bees...a nice break to this bizarre winter here in VA. Let the next storm hit, and you will have to share the other photos. genie
I'm feeling like you right now. I miss the butterflies and these shots are just downright gorgeous. I went to our butterfly house 3 days ago just to look at butterflies. I love birds but I needed some time with the plants and butterflies for awhile:)
Hey, I own this great drawing of a butterfly just like that by someone we both know. And I do see the bee butt.
What a fabulous series!
This three in one series is really beautiful. We don't get the lovely Buckeye butterfly over here.
insect airport! ;)
I wonder if they're friends. Such a neat shot with the bee hovering. Love the last two close-ups of the Buckeye as well. Gorgeous patterns and colours.
I wonder if they're friends. Such a neat shot with the bee hovering. Love the last two close-ups of the Buckeye as well. Gorgeous patterns and colours.
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