Saturday, October 10, 2020

The Fall Butterflies Are Here

 

The fall butterfly exhibit opened last week at the Desert Botanical Garden so I went Friday morning to see how it was.  You have to have a reservation and they limit the number of people inside the pavilion which makes it nice.  They also took out all the benches so you can't sit and linger.  I found my favorite butterfly to photograph, the malachite above.  


There were quite a few of these white butterflies.


The fall exhibit features monarch butterflies but there weren't many that I saw on this visit.  


I only saw one of the Gulf Fritillary.
Visiting the pavilion was a little different this year but it was still nice to see these beauties.  


13 comments:

biebkriebels said...

Amazing butterflies, so colorfull. We don't see them here in fall, only in summerdays.

Andy said...

Nice variety. Butterflies with their beautiful markings and colours never fail to please.

RedPat said...

I haven't seen any butterflies here for a few weeks so I guess all of the Monarchs are on their way south.

Travel said...

Amazing, butterflies are about done here for the season,

Steve Reed said...

It's great that they're still doing the butterfly exhibit, at least. Beautiful picture of the malachite!

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Really great photos, each and every one. Looks like a wonderful exhibit!

Bill said...

Those butterflies are amazing, like a piece of art. Wonderful job photographing them, Sharon!

Catalyst said...

Wonderful photos of wonderful creatures.

Gemel said...

They are all utterly beautiful, but the white pair are really quite special.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Gosh they are all beautiful Sharon, must be so nice to have the gardens almost to yourself, or at least not nearly so busy, enjoy 💜

Catarina said...

Gorgeous butterflies. Beautiful creatures indeed.
: )

Karl said...

Butterflies are fabulous creatures, so photogenic!

William Kendall said...

Very pretty!