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Nature Photo Challenge: Patterns

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A different variety of butterfly visits in a cycle every year.
Ah, that Amazon Jungle trip..and exotic new bugs!
A visitor by my kitchen door. Gorgeous little guest.
Probably my alltime favorite, captured on a soda straw at my favorite beach resturant in La Manzanilla
Pretty, but painful!
Do you see a caterpillar in this photo or just the stamen of a flower?

I got a bit carried away, initially intending to only post photos of caterpillars with interesting patterns, but then a few butterflies flew in followed by beetles and bees and wasps and pretty soon I had a crowd.  I’ve been fascinated by the incredible number of insects there are in Mexico. I believe all of these beautiful creatures were photographed in my own yard except for the fifth one of the huge hopper on the hand which was photographed in the rainforest in Peru. So, here they are, Denzil!!! Thanks for the prompt

 

For Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge: Patterns

Six on Saturday: Subtropical Garden Shots

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I moved from Boulder Creek, California to San Juan Cosala, Mexico fourteen years ago, trading one beautiful spot on Earth for another one.

For Six on Saturday

Dragonfly Afternoon

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It’s the season for the huge red dragonflies. They’re out swooping over my pool. I should go join them, but I’m sure the water it is too hot since it is still coming in from the mineral hot spring that feeds the pool.

Now a flotilla of white butterflies are swooping around between the dragonflies. Like a busy freeway out there. Lots of cloverleafs. I’d like to get a photo of the dragonflies, but they zoom over and just alight for a second––not long enough to shoot. After ten unproductive minutes, I just focused on a palm frond hanging out over the water, hoping one would light there. Wonder of wonders, one did, but just as I snapped it, Morrie ran up with his ball and scared it away! Morrie!!!

I’m going in to download the SD card to my computer and see if I got anything.

Lo and behold, I did!


Until Morrie arrived—

and there were none!

The End

In A Mexican Bano–WordPress Close Up Challenge

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In A Mexican Bano–WordPress Close Up ChallengeDSC00114

DSC00115I’d never seen a golden dragon fly like this and I loved the accenting texture of the window sill, as well. Now I wish I’d gently transported him outside as he seemed intent on getting through the glass instead of flying out the open door of the gas station rest room.
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