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Butterflies

British and otherwise!

The earliest images here date back to August 2004 and to my first DSLR ~ the Nikon D70.

(Please note that the FIRST image in the gallery will be the most RECENT upload.)
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British swallowtail butterfly, Strumpshaw Fen
British swallowtail butterfly, Strumpshaw Fen		 Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto)
Glasswinged butterfly (Greta oto)		 Brimstone in flight
Brimstone in flight		 Pearl-bordered fritillary on thistle
Pearl-bordered fritillary on thistle		 The elusive Adonis Blue
The elusive Adonis Blue
Common blue butterfly
Common blue butterfly		 Jacintha eggfly butterfly
Jacintha eggfly butterfly		 White tree nymph butterfly
White tree nymph butterfly		 Lime swallowtail on pink flowerhead
Lime swallowtail on pink flowerhead		 Spanish festoon, Spain
Spanish festoon, Spain
Peacock butterfly, E.L.M.G. (1585)
Peacock butterfly, E.L.M.G. (1585)		 Peacock butterfly on buddleia
Peacock butterfly on buddleia		 Green-veined white and buddleia
Green-veined white and buddleia		 Swallowtail butterfly, Casares
Swallowtail butterfly, Casares		 Small Copper (4567)
Small Copper (4567)
Meadow brown
Meadow brown		 'Fire' and brimstone!
'Fire' and brimstone!		 Papilio memnon, Buckfastleigh
Papilio memnon, Buckfastleigh		 Papilio thoas, Buckfastleigh
Papilio thoas, Buckfastleigh		 Papilio rumanzovia, Buckfastleigh
Papilio rumanzovia, Buckfastleigh
Asian swallowtail, Buckfastleigh
Asian swallowtail, Buckfastleigh		 Red lacewing, Buckfastleigh (4230)
Red lacewing, Buckfastleigh (4230)

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Maxim Popykin20-Mar-2019 17:56
Gorgeous photos here. BV!
Pierre15-Mar-2019 20:56
Une très jolie galerie avec de magnifiques photos de ces superbes papillons! V
John R. Powell14-Mar-2019 09:50
Very nice collection of butterflies... V
Pieter Bos11-Oct-2013 21:04
Beautiful gallery! ~V
Roland11-Sep-2013 13:53
Butterflies are eye candy and there is such a variety of their beauty in this gallery. Thanks Chris. V
Jean D05-Sep-2013 00:49
A fine collection of butterflies, Chris. ~V
carlogalliani01-Sep-2013 12:40
Beautiful gallery !
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)31-Aug-2013 17:09
That is so beautiful....great series,vote.
Ciao,
Paolo
Hennie & Lies Lammers26-Aug-2013 13:12
Colorful butterflies gallery!...V
danad13-Aug-2013 05:37
Great work all along this colorful gallery. Each image shows a lot of sharp details on these beautiful butterflies and is very well composed. V.
Chris Gibbins09-Aug-2013 23:41
Wow, you have some stunning images here. V.
Jeff Real28-Jun-2013 10:36
These are all great and truly an inspiration ~V~
John Hamers03-Jun-2013 21:51
Beautiful collection of butterfly images, wondeful compositions and colours V!
Zoltán Balogh03-Jun-2013 20:23
Wow Chris...what a fantastic start! I can't wait to see more and more photographs here, keep it up! V
Nestor Derkach03-Jun-2013 16:21
A very nice collection of butterflies on beautiful flowers.
Compositions superb , exposures perfect and detail a feast for
the viewers eyes.
Great photographs.
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