Not Live ... But The Pictures Are Better

Pictures from Saturday's visit to Hoffler Creek. It is fun to be able to post pictures the way I did then, as they are taken. But while they really dont look bad on the phone....well they look diabolically bad once you look at them on the 'big screen'

So here are the Henry's Elfin, American Snout and Spring Azure from Saturday so you can see which is actually which.

And updating with the female Tiger Swallowtail shot on the same day. The female has much more blue than the male .

In The Garden

                                      

                                        

                 

                                     

Clearly not my garden. Norfolk Botanical bright if a little chilly there's not much moving yet but some sun bathing turtles. But the blossoms and the flowering shrubs are beautiful and junior and his chum can run around like mad things.

Still Live

            

                                   

Of course it's a bloody miracle to get ANY decent bug pics from a camera phone and all the rest are on my real camera waiting until I can get them down loaded, sorted, edited and posted some day when the laptop is back in action.

Getting the Henry's Elfin is doubly miraculous considering it's only the size of my thumbnail. A dozen other shots were dumped in order to get that one.

I did miss a great Black Snake shot while I was changing from macro to zoom lens and we actually was 3 snakes out here today.

But just to show what a lovely day it is here's Hoffler in it's low 70s still mosquito free glory.

                     

Live From Hoffler Creek

Henry's Elfin one of many species seen this morning . Others include Spring Azure, Mourning Cloak, Snout and Tiger Swallowtail

                               

It May Be Raining But...

... the blossom is fully open. Looking wonderful and smelling like cat pee. Now if we could just get it sun-lit with a blue sky behind and lots of butterflies crowding around we would be good for the weekend.

FINALLY!

At last we have the years first butterfly in the backyard. It's just a Small White but it was fluttering around the Hellebore in the sunshine. I wouldn't get too comfortable though. 75 f today but it down hill from here until forecast snow Monday night/Tuesday morning. Just a dusting but no weather for flutterbys.

Needs To Be Added To The iPod

Cos vile evils are vile evils

Thanks to Nodrog for the reminder.