I chose nature photography as a way of capturing and sharing the beauty, power, and fragility of wild places and the life that inhabits them, so that those who have become mired in the man-made chaos may open their eyes to the real world.
Guy Tal
An online journal sharing my interests in photography, nature, coffee life, journaling, fountain pens, spirituality and asking deep questions.
5 Comments
Earl
Monte, any clue as to what type butterfly this is. I couldn’t identify it. Maybe you know local species better. I even thought at first it might be a moth but moths usually don’t hold/fold their wings in this position. In any case, beautiful!
Monte Stevens
My guess is a Coral Hairstreak. We have them all over the place out here.
Earl
I think that’s it. From the photos, the orange markings match…in your photo it looks a much lighter color but that could be a trick of the light. 🙂
Mark
One of my favorite little butterflies, and great quote from Guy. He certainly has a way of communicating what we all internalize, but rarely are able to put words to it.
Monte Stevens
And, these beautiful butterflies are small. I was also lucky to this one stop long enough to get a decent image.
I do enjoy reading Guy’s essays because he seems to haver the gift of finding the words that resonate with me.