The exquisite wings of a Sandhill Crane in flight
A Pearl Crescent Butterfly shows off its beautifully patterned wings while delighting in White Yarrow blooms
The fine, intricate, lacy wings of a damselfly
The diminutive, delicate wings of an American Copper Butterfly (7/8 - 1 3/8 wingspan)
The transparent wings of a Toxomerus Hover Fly remind me of stained glass windows
During normal flight, this Ruby-throated Hummingbird can beat his tiny wings up to 80 times a second ~ When diving during courtship, this increases up to 200 times a second!
An Ailanthus Webworm Moth displays a very unique wing pattern
The striking wings of a Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly
The patterned wings of Monarch Butterflies are always pleasing to the eye
Hard to believe this pudgy, striped fellow will be as graceful as the winged Monarch Butterfly prior
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Another beautiful series...really like the butterflies
Such beautiful images ... as always. I really enjoyed all of them but when I scrolled down to the last one a HUGE SMILE grew ... really like that pudgy fella :)
My God,what a fantastic sellection of outstanding images,superb.
John.
What a beautiful set ! Stunning pictures - great work :)
Absolutely stunning series Julie! I especially love the striped caterpillar and delightful hoverfly!! You are SO talented...I look forward to your posts!
Wow..these are all fabulous!
WOW!
Oh Julie ~ these take my breath away! Absolutely FANTASTIC!
nice photo; nice blog; bravo
All are absolutely gorgeous!! I am especially wowed by the damselfly detail! Outstanding work, Julie!
Julie, your photography is absolutely outstanding!! My favorite, favorite is the Butterfly on the Coneflower!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!
Those are fantastic. They would be perfect for Wildlife Wednesday http://tinyurl.com/2ulmy7v
Just one word: wonderful!
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