I got some action near a small stream this morning.
Not the normal single butterfly picture, as I caught this couple in the act today.
A lovely and warm Sunday morning and while Marian was in the shop to get some things, I don't know what she gets, as I never go into the shops, instead I was at a stream that runs past the shopping center.
So here below you will see the results of my foray.
Now tell me if you can see them in the picture below?
Be aware that they are very small, but I will give you a tip. Look in the center of the picture near the bottom.
I had to lay down to get them and they are Zebra Blues (Leptotes pirithous), size 21-29 wingspan and of course their bodies are about 9 millimeter thick.
Here you can see them locked in the mating game.
I got lucky as they flew to another plant.
Here was the first surprise.
A surprise and more luck, as the dragonflies are all gone so close to winter, but this guy was still hanging around.
He is a Cape Skimmer (Orthetrum julia capicola)
Back to the butterflies and here was something different.
This is a faded Western Cape Autumn Widow (Dira clytus clytus)
Battered and sadly her life will soon come to an end.
Here we have a female Garden Acraea (Acraea horta).
Finally she was sitting on our Christ Thorn plant's flower.
Our gas prices have gone to the moon and now we are cut back down to do only short trips in order to save gas in our car's tank.
The prices are adjusted and become law on every Wednesday of a new month.
Luckily our car is not heavy on gas and we average a full month plus a few days on a full tank.
But even on short shopping trips there is always something available for my camera and I got lucky today.
We are on the verge of winter and Papillon will have to launch a blanket collection again for our free distribution project in the poor areas. Thankfully we support a large feeding scheme and at least hot food will be available.
Such is life.
We hope that you have enjoyed the pictures and the story.
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Butterflies everywhere you look, their time of year to enjoy the gardens once more. Lovely selection you managed to capture here and a beautiful dragonfly special delivery for you!
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Oh yes and soon it will all be gone when winter starts. I could not believe my luck with the dragonfly as at the top farm where there are usually lots, not one can be found anymore.
Just a lucky day methinks.
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Temperatures have altered much quicker this year after floods followed by cold spell, wings and things have all changed in the garden.
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So, your weather might soon become like the Cape, as here we have many 4 seasons in one days over here.
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Much cooler which makes living a lot easier, stunning outdoors actually!
Oh yes, we are now really enjoying the cooler days here and even went for a nice beach stroll today.
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Que bonitas! Y como lograste captarlas porque se mueven muy rápido 👏👏👏.
Thank you! Yes they move very fast but with patience one can get them for a few seconds when they sit.
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So lovely, the butterfly images are beautiful, Zac, but most I love the Garden Acraea today - a really beautiful looking insect 😀
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Good evening Hannes,
Thank you for the compliment and I also thought that the Acraea's color made a nice contrast with the green leaves of the plant. I will like to get a male Acraea on the plant as the wings of a male is a lovely deep red color.
Thank you and I am not sure that we will get blankets, as most blankets were donated to the survivors of the floods in KZN. But we will try as usual.
You know what I will say here 😉
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Oh yes, I forgot about the floods, but I hope you'll be lucky again 🤞
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Already greeted and yes, I will have to wait for Spring as they are all disappearing now.
There is a reading that says that the Lord will provide, so we will have to wait and see what happens with the blankets request.
Cheers and thanks.
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Lucky and happy guy indeed and for us September month is not far away as our 1st day of September is Spring day. It's only 4 months of winter away 🤣 !LOLZ
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Butterflies are the sign of a healthy eco system and up here in Johannesburg you don't tend to see that many which is worrying. Fuel prices are crazy and don't think they are coming down anytime soon.
A big worry indeed, as you are right. To gauge the health of an area, one has to look at the insect life.
Since we moved down there to the Western Cape, the air is clear and that is a big bonus.
I think that electrical cars are going to grow in popularity, but the problem is that they are not only expensive, but they are also limited in travel distances.
In town it's not a problem, but to drive from Cape Town to Johannesburg is going to be dicey.
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What a great shot! I just saw @joanstewart also snapped a rare butterfly photo.
Thank you and no I haven't seen her shot yet, but I will keep an eye out.
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