Monarch on Purple Blooms

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, butterfly, CNE, copyright, Flowers, fountain, light, photography, white • Leave a comment

Another unexpected view at the CNE! Happy Friday!

© Sheila Creighton 2022

Monarch Orange

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged art, butterfly, close up, copyright, Flowers, light, photography, wings • Leave a comment

A pretty summer moment. Happy Friday!

© Sheila Creighton 2022

Bee Photobomb

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged bee, brown, butterfly, close up, copyright, Flowers, flying, green, moth, photography, summer, Westminster Ponds, yellow • Leave a comment

A pretty duo in the summer field.

© Sheila Creighton 2020

Yellow Butterfly

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged butterfly, close up, colorful, colourful, copyright, insect, photography, summer, wings, yellow • 1 Comment

Close on a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail.

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Monarch and Butterfly Weed

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged art, butterfly, copyright, Flowers, green, Monarch, orange, petals, photography, summer • 5 Comments

A pretty butterfly stops for a drink.

© Sheila Creighton 2019

Monarch

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged asters, bark, butterfly, colorful, copyright, Flowers, orange, photography, purple, wings • 6 Comments

A beautiful butterfly spends some time on the pretty purple asters.

© Sheila Creighton 2018

Tasty Clover

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged butterfly, close up, clover, copyright, field, insect, London, macro, photography, purple, Skipper, summer, Westminster Ponds • 2 Comments

A type of Skipper butterfly takes a nice long drink of nectar on a pretty clover bloom. The fact that I’m an inch away does not seem to interrupt its lunch.

© Sheila Creighton 2014

Painted Lady

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Gardens • Tagged butterfly, Civic Garden Complex, coneflower, London, painted lady, photography, summer • 6 Comments

Painted lady

An ethereal butterfly celebrates summer with a bit of nectar.

© Sheila Creighton 2013

Shamrock Butterfly

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Flowers • Tagged B/W, butterfly, contrast, Galaxy SIII, leaves, photography, Shamrock, shape, snow • 4 Comments

Shamrock Butterfly

A dark shamrock stands out against the snowy deck, especially the butterfly leaves.

© Sheila Creighton 2013

Buckeye

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Nature • Tagged Aster, Buckeye, butterfly, photography, purple, wild flowers • 12 Comments

Buckeye

A Common Buckeye enjoys the nectar of the pretty purple asters which are in bloom now, most everywhere in Ontario.

© Sheila Creighton 2012