Butterfly dance by cjwhite

Butterfly dance

This Monarch was dancing from clover to clover in the late afternoon sun.

Some of you have asked where I find my butterflies. I live out in the country on five acres. Three sides of my yard are surrounded by fields. There are also several small wooded areas in my. fields. Two of the fields are hay fields and have lots of wildflowers in them right now. I find most of my butterflies where things are blooming. Red Clover and Crimson Clover started blooming this week and the bees and butterflies love both. :0)

Thank you soooo much for helping my Dandy Topper pic get to the Top 20!!! :0)

I hope everyone has had a lovely Easter weekend! I had a delicious meal at my Mom's house. Jeff had to work, but he did get off work a little earlier today.

I just noticed the time is wrong on my camera. It was later than 3:18.
I love it and fav 'd it, glad you had a great day.
April 9th, 2012  
Great capture! I love monarchs, almost the most. They're the easiest to raise from egg to butterfly.
April 9th, 2012  
beautiful
April 9th, 2012  
Another beautiful shot. They are always amazing. I don't think I have ever seen that many butterflies. It has been so fun for me to look at all your photos.

Congrats on getting to the Top 20.

Happy Easter.
April 9th, 2012  
Very pretty.
April 9th, 2012  
Lovely ... Congratulations on the Top 20!!
April 9th, 2012  
Gorgeous!
April 9th, 2012  
Beautiful!
April 9th, 2012  
you are in the butterfly capital of the world i believe.....happy easter.
April 9th, 2012  
It's another beauty Carolyn, and living on 5 acres, you should never have a shortage of photo opps.
April 9th, 2012  
beautiful Carolyn
April 9th, 2012  
I love this photo, blooming clover brings back memories from childhood.
April 9th, 2012  
Very pretty! Congratulations on the top 20. Well deserved!! Happy Easter!
April 9th, 2012  
This is so pretty! Lucky you to live where you get so many pretty buttrflies
April 9th, 2012  
Beautiful
April 9th, 2012  
Red
Just perfect! Very well balanced. The background nicely softened out to enrich the focus of the butterfly.
April 9th, 2012  
Congrats on top 20! love the focus and colors!
April 9th, 2012  
Great capture Carolyn
April 9th, 2012  
How amazing when you can capture them sitting so still even if only for a second.
April 9th, 2012  
Lovely shot!
April 9th, 2012  
Gorgeous Macro and Capture Carolyn!! ..I think you brought me the butterfly blessing's! Congrats on top 20!! :)
April 9th, 2012  
Beautiful Carolyn...
April 9th, 2012  
you catch the most amazing butterfly shots..another beauty
April 9th, 2012  
really beautiful play of light through the butterfly wings and the clover leaves, and the lines of the background grass
April 9th, 2012  
beautiful!!!
April 9th, 2012  
Stunning shot of this Monarch.
April 9th, 2012  
Just lovely!
April 9th, 2012  
Great colour and light and magnificent flutterby! x
April 9th, 2012  
Lovely butterfly pic :) I like how translucent the wings look. Nice focus on the flower too.(And congrats on top 20!)
April 9th, 2012  
Gorgeous shot, lovely lighting! Congrats on Top 20!
April 9th, 2012  
Love how you have cropped this so butterfly and flower are off to the side.
April 9th, 2012  
Wonderful capture and such great colors in nature
April 9th, 2012  
Beautiful. I have never seen one for real, but am off to an exotic Butterfly Centre later today and hope to catch one there. Not the same as in the wild but heigh ho.
April 9th, 2012  
You must live in butterfly paradise So many beautiful pic Thanks for sharing
April 9th, 2012  
Simply beautiful. Fav.
April 9th, 2012  
beautiful
April 9th, 2012  
Congrat on Top 20 Carolyn!!!
April 9th, 2012  
Gorgeous capture of a gorgeous butterfly.
April 9th, 2012  
Wow such translucent colours, this is beautiful; congrats on top 20 - yey!
April 9th, 2012  
Another beautiful shot!
April 9th, 2012  
Great shot
April 9th, 2012  
Beautiful dof, Carolyn! Very delicate photo ... lovely lighting. All of your photos deserve top 20!!
April 9th, 2012  
beautiful! fav! congrats on the top 20 ... so deserved
April 10th, 2012  
your butterflies are a treat to me, too....i have to go out immediately and search for them :-)
April 10th, 2012  
You really do have Lovely shot's of butterfly's! Following! :)
April 10th, 2012  
Lovely capture. I won't see them for another month or two.
April 10th, 2012  
Great lighting and fantastic dof!
April 10th, 2012  
lovely light. I am envious of how many different butterflies there are where you live. There is so little insect or bird life here...Im sure they are in permanent hiding as they are such a big part of the local diet
April 30th, 2012  
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