Not the four-legged zebras but, the two winged zebra butterflies.
Yesterday I made my way to the Desert Botanical Gardens to see the brand new Butterfly Pavilion that just opened this weekend. The crowds were huge but, I timed my visit perfectly and only had to wait in line for 5 minutes before I passed through the portal to wander among these flying beauties.
This group of zebra butterflies seemed to be very fond of this palm plant.
They have filled the pavilion with a real variety of colorful flowers for the butterflies to enjoy and they seemed to be making the best of it.
There was even a large lily plant. I don't remember seeing one of those in the old pavilion. This white peacock butterfly found the large bloom to be a good place to rest for a while.
I think this might be a cloudless giant sulfur butterfly who found a flower he could blend right into.
This is the time of year when there is a lot going on in the Phoenix area. Everything seems to cluster into the February, March and April months to beat the heat of the summer. I had a busy weekend seeking out all the events and gathering photos. I'll have lots to share in the coming days.
The butterflies are so beautiful... so are your photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great place to visit and wonderful shots of the butterflies, particularly those zebras!
ReplyDeleteI see those zebra longwings in the wild in Florida! I think I may have seen the other two, too...
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! I've never seen a zebra butterfly.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen any of them before. We seem to have very few butterflies here, or at least I don't often see them. Thanks, those photographs are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh my! The Zebra butterflies are incredible, the markings are fabulous. What a treat to have a butterfly pavilion.. I'm going to have to Google and see if we have one here, I don't think so! You've captured them so beautifully, merci beaucoup for the visual treat Sharon.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to be surrounded by these beauties, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteAll I can is "Wow!" These photographs are perfect ... so detailed and so sharp and so the right colors! A delightful post.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are pretty!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so pretty Sharon. Your photos are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWonderful images again, Sharon !
ReplyDeleteImpressive to see those butterflies. Gorgeous images.
ReplyDeleteOooooh. Nice butterflies. You are reminding me that I haven't visited either of the butterfly places in SWFL this season.
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