Butterflies – Page 3 – Wandering Dawgs

Sunday Stills: Peach and Orange

September 15, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Nature, WildlifeTagged autumn, Color, Color Challenge, Georgia Peach, Gulf Fritillary, Mexican Sunflower, Orange Blooms, Peach and Orange, Sunday Stills26 Comments

Terri’s latest color challenge is peach and orange. When I think of these colors I think of autumn leaves and pumpkin patches. Here in coastal Georgia our leaves don’t change colors and I don’t see many pumpkin patches.

My home state of Georgia is known as the Peach State so my first two images feature delicious Georgia peaches. Their season is short and is over for this year. I really wish I had some fresh Georgia peaches to enjoy right now.

I don’t have any images of orange leaves or pumpkins but I found these orange flowers and butterflies in my garden this month.

Happy Fall, Y’all!

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Peach and Orange

Sunday Stills: Insects in the Garden

September 1, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, WildlifeTagged Bugs, Creepy Crawly Insects, garden, Insects, Sunday Stills23 Comments

I often see insects on garden flowers but it is a challenge to get them to stay still long enough for a photo. Here are a few insects I managed to capture through the years.

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge Insects

Exploring Nature’s Golden Yellows with Gardens, Flowers, and Butterflies

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, Nature, PhotographyTagged garden, Lens-Artists, natures golden yellows, Sunday Stills, What's In a Garden, Yellow35 Comments

Terri’s Sunday Stills challenge is Nature’s Golden Yellows. The Lens-Artists challenge from Ann-Christine is What’s in a Garden? Both these challenge have flowers and nature in common so combining them into one post made perfect sense to me.

I’ve discovered many golden yellow flowers and butterflies during walks in nature and when visiting gardens. The following images are a few of my favorites.

I’ll finish with a gallery of yellow flowers

Many thanks to Ann-Christine for her Lens-Artists Challenge #311 What’s In a Garden?

Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge Nature’s Golden Yellows

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #304 – Behind

June 22, 2024Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Flowers, PhotographyTagged Behind, Lens-Artists, Painted Bunting, Photo Challenge, ruby throated hummingbird, Swallotail Butterfly28 Comments

Ritva’s challenge is to pay attention to the background behind our subject.

I chose a few images from nature for this challenge. I used depth of field to blur the background to keep the focus on the main subject.

Many thanks to our host Ritva for this challenge Lens-Artists #304 – Behind

Yellow is my Favorite Color

August 17, 2023Posted in Butterflies, Flowers, PhotographyTagged are you all-in for yellow, Butterflies and Blooms in the Briar Patch, summer, summer blooms, Summer flowers, Sunday Stills, Swallowtail, Yellow13 Comments

For this month’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge Terri wants to know if we are all in for yellow. I am!

On a recent visit to middle Georgia my husband and I wandered around Butterflies and Blooms in the Briar Patch at the Briar Patch Walking Trail in Putnam County, Georgia. As I walked along the trail I kept my eyes peeled for butterflies and yellow flowers. I hope you enjoy these yellows as much as I did!