Butterflies: Red Admiral

in photography •  7 years ago  (edited)

A few photos of the red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), atalanta in Dutch, one of the last butterflies to be seen in The Netherlands before winter, often feeding on the flowers of ivy before they set off to the south.

Yes, these butterflies migrate, often flying at very high altitudes. Butterflies may seem to just flap about a bit, but some are actually very strong flyers.


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s

They look different from the side when closed, with a very intricate pattern on the underside of their wings:


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f4, 1/250s


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/160s


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/500s


Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/500s

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All very good photos, @ocrdu

Thank you.

Beautiful photo!

Thank you.

Nice photography really amazing place. thanks for sharing..@ocrdu

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This butterfly have beautiful wings, but when we look from beside, it has a uniqe wings, like an abstract, nice shot @ocrdu i love how you captured the butterfly with macrophotography. Nice

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Poto yang bagus sunguh menakjubkan, semoga sukses terus, amin@ocrdu

Miraculous little buggers, butterflies are so diverse, thanks for the captures.

You are most welcome.

Wow! Macro photography at its best. Just beautiful how the butterfly can disguise itself having so many looks. Thanks for sharing. 🐓🐓

Beautiful butterflies.

I'll be posting some more.