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Butterflies on my Zinnias

Zinnia is my all time favorite flower. All year round I have zinnias in my garden.

This was taken in my garden last year.
Zinnias fill my garden with colors and they also attract more butterflies to it.


This morning, I was amused to see another variety, or is it just a growth abnormality?


Another surprise that my Zinnias gave me was this new garden guest. She was quite energetic and couldn't stay still so I had to use another camera and set it to sports setting so I could frame her well.


Isn't she a beauty? Thanks to my beautiful Zinnias.


You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. 
But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
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21 comments:

  1. KramerSeptember 3, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    I knew I recognized the flowers, now I recall the name. Very nice images, really good with the butterfly.

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  2. LuiSeptember 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM

    Maia featured a butterfly too! What great beauties filling our land and hearts!

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  3. Joanne OlivieriSeptember 3, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Lovely photos and zinnias are a very beautiful flower. I love your butterflies. They are so vibrant and crisp in color. Well done.

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  4. Gardening in a SandboxSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    I would grow more zinnias if I thought I might get that beautiful butterfly to visit.

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  5. Gemma WisemanSeptember 3, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Wow! That last butterfly looks like a happy one with wings so beautifully raised! And your zinnias look delightful!

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  6. Maia TSeptember 4, 2010 at 3:49 AM

    Zinnias are beautiful flowers but these gorgeous butterflies are the main reason I would grow them.
    What a beauty!

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  7. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪September 4, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    the first butterfly looks like a monarch. May be he came from New Zealand to see your zinnias.

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  8. EdsSeptember 4, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    Wow! butterflies are really one of the loveliest creation of God! :)

    Mine is here : Beauty of Nature

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  9. HeatherSeptember 4, 2010 at 10:21 AM

    I really like that second one...with the pink and the yellow :) and yes, she is a beauty.

    Vermont Girl

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  10. Chattahoochee Valley DailySeptember 4, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    She is a beauty. I particulary like the third shot.

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  11. CarolSeptember 4, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Always love the butterfly shots and your's are so crystal clear. Zinnias are one of my favorites...probably because my grandmother always had a lot of them.

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  12. CarolSeptember 4, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Always love the butterfly shots and your's are crystal clear!

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  13. Rosie Nixon FluertySeptember 4, 2010 at 3:41 PM

    Your butterfly photos are just spectacular.

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  14. rumaSeptember 4, 2010 at 4:55 PM

    The elegant faces. . .


    Thank you for showing the splendid brightness.




    From Japan.
    Greetings.
    ruma

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  15. joSeptember 5, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Lovely post and pictures.
    One question:
    How does one take a picture of a butterfly on one's shoulder? :-)

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  16. DeniseinVASeptember 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Fantastic photos and beautiful butterflies and flowers. You captured them well as I know how difficult it can be to take shots of moving objects :) Thanks for sharing with Today's Flowers, and have a great week.
    An English Girl Rambles

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  17. RNSANESeptember 6, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    Beautiful flowers but the shots of the butterflies are the most stellar contribution. You really do draw them to your garden and what a show they give! Thanks for sharing them with us.


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  18. LarrySeptember 6, 2010 at 2:35 PM

    Wonderful photos of such beautiful flora and fauna! L

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  19. AndreaSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    Lovely zinnias and butterflies. These butterflies are difficult to catch as they don't stop fluttering their wings.

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  20. ManzSeptember 9, 2010 at 12:23 AM

    The delicate details of the last image are divine. Wonderful colour mix/balance.

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  21. Noel MorataSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    aloha,

    very nice details you have captured on these zinnias and beautiful butterflies on top of that...wow!


    my flower post is on my plantfanatic blog

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