Calm Reflections Photography shares beautiful photographs that can be placed on mugs, mouse pads, canvas, puzzles, T-shirts, coasters and prints. Joanna Macaulay makes souvenirs of St. Mary’s County for tourists and local residents. Information about St. Mary’s County attractions, travel, events and photography can be found at her site. She now does pet photography as well.

To buy my photos, photo cards, and photo crafts of wildlife, pets, holidays and more, visit my Zazzle Photo store at https://www.zazzle.com/store/calmreflectionsphoto






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The Lonely Buck

I have been fairly busy lately with the Christmas rush, so I thought I would make a few posts about interesting sights that I somehow didn...

Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Monday, April 24, 2023

Butterfly Season is Here

I cut some lavender colored lilacs recently and got to see my first butterflies this Spring.  I grabbed my cell phone and photographed a few Eastern Tiger Swallowtails with nice complimentary colors, purple and yellow.  There were lots of busy bees too, so I moved very slowly.













Monday, August 26, 2019

Exotic Butterflies 3

 Green Clipper

Possibly a Black Swallowtail

Pink  Cattleheart

 Julia Longwing

 Zebra Longwing

 Giant Swallowtail

Two Blue Morphos eating banana

  
 Giant Swallowtail

Possibly Black Swallowtails

Blue Morpho.  The inside of the wings is much more colorful.

Monday, August 19, 2019

Exotic Butterflies 2

 Emerald Swallowtail and more beautiful butterflies

 Blue Morpho

 Anyone know what this striped orange butterfly is?

 Male Grecian Shoemaker

 Zebra Longwing

Female Grecian Shoemaker

 Blue Morpho

 Anyone know what butterfly or moth this is?

 Blue Cracker

Small Postman


Julia Longwing

Monday, August 12, 2019

Exotic Butterflies

Blue Morpho Butterfly and a few other interesting butterflies

Banded Orange

 Atala

 Julia Longwing

Leopard Lacewing

Costa Rica Clearwing

 A Blue Morpho hides the color inside.  It is not actually blue.  The color it reflects looks blue.

Does anyone know what this one is?

 Sara Longwing

 Malachite

Great Mormon

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail emerging from Chrysalis

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Yucatan Xcaret February 11, 2018 The Park


Xcaret near Playa del Carmen featured the natural world and culture of Mexico, including many animals.  There were several huge white pelicans.

     Macaw


     Chocolate making by hand

     Cacao

Waterfalls



     Malachite butterfly at the Butterfly Exhibit





      Birds at the Aviary

     Toucan



Turquoise browed motmot from Central America




     Chrysalis

     Mexican cemetery art

    Trick perspective in the gift shop




     Ball court

      Jellyfish



I loved the purple and yellow fish!



     Iguana

     Dolphin