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.

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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 tropical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tropical. Show all posts

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

Friday, April 13, 2018

Yucatan Mexico Celestun Flamingos February 7, 2018

Flamingos!!!  We talked a Mexican tour guide into taking us out early in the morning before the crowds in this small fishing village.  The light was beautiful.  Very pretty colorful birds.



This flamingo Takeoff photo is for sale at Zazzle as an 11x14  print.  https://www.zazzle.com/flamingo_takeoff_11x14_photo_print-190753255665955840
I like it a lot, with it's wings spread wide and a nice reflection on the river.




Flamingos in the air look sort of like flying sticks!



Flamingo Heart
I also turned the heart print into a 8x10 "painting" with the pink salt lake background from Las Coloradas (another place we visited later) .
  

Their necks are amazingly twisty!


There were mangrove islands in the background.


These two were having a dispute over something.  Food?  Women?  They were certainly making a lot of noise.

I saw many more birds that day which I will post soon, great blue herons, pelicans, cormorants, roseate spoonbills, an egret and a tricolored heron.  So be sure to stop back to see them, or follow my RSS feed or my Calm Reflections Photography Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography
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Monday, September 8, 2014

Night blooming water lilies

Here are some more lovely tropical water lilies.  We waited till dusk to see these night blooming lilies.  Just beautiful!
           Tropical Nymphaea Antares

             
Tropical Nymphaea Antares

Victoria or Queen victoria lily from the Amazon?