Beautiful Butterflies

Butterfly (my photo)
United Kingdom
June 5, 2020 7:14pm CST
I adore butterflies, one of the nicer things about this lockdown is the fact I've been spending more time than usual in the garden. Last year I planted a couple of butterfly bushes and now they're starting to encourage butterflies into the garden - there are no flowers on the bushes yet but the butterflies still seem to be able to smell their way to them, they soon flutter off when they realise there's no flowers or nectar there at the moment! Soon, hopefully. The photo I've added to my discussion is a stunning blue butterfly I saw last year when we went to the local butterfly farm, we go quite often but sadly it's closed due to the pandemic and isn't likely to open any time soon as it's not exactly the kind of place you can social distance in.
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@marguicha (215984)
• Chile
6 Jun 20
I have seen more beautiful butterflies in other parts of the world. Where I live, we have small orange ones and that´s all.
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@marguicha (215984)
• Chile
6 Jun 20
@chrisandmark There are places where they have awesome ones.
• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
The ones we have in the garden are usually little orange or white ones - still pretty but I'd love some properly colourful ones to make their way here
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@nela13 (55761)
• Portugal
6 Jun 20
I love butterflies too but it is quite hard to take a picture of them.
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• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
Yes, it is! I'm not very good at getting photos of them in the garden as they're too small and fluttery but at the butterfly farm they seem calmer and stay in one place!
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@nela13 (55761)
• Portugal
8 Jun 20
@chrisandmark I have never been in a butterfly farm.
@AmbiePam (85735)
• United States
6 Jun 20
That sounds like a lovely place to visit. My sister loves butterflies so much she got a tattoo of one on her shoulder. I like them, but not so much I'd get a tattoo.
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• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
No I don't think I'd fancy a tattoo of one to be honest!
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• Valdosta, Georgia
6 Jun 20
Your photo is beautiful! I love butterflies too. :)
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• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
Thank you, I think they're my favourite 'wildlife' tbh
@Deepizzaguy (94985)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 Jun 20
Butterflies are wonderful creatures.
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• United Kingdom
6 Jun 20
They're amazing, I'm hoping to attract lots to the garden this year - can watch them for hours
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@nawala123 (20852)
• Indonesia
6 Jun 20
Butterflies live in area which there are alot of trees, bush or weeds. Nice place to visit
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@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
6 Jun 20
Butterflies beautify the garden. Nice shot!
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
8 Jul 20
I get mostly Red Admirals in my garden but I've a buddliea bush due to flower soon. That will hopefully attract more species.
• Agra, India
6 Jun 20
This is an amazing colored butterfly
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@Janet357 (75656)
6 Jun 20
one thing i like about butterflies is that they are very.colorful they.never run out.of.colors.
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@nolep111 (101)
12 Jun 20
good picture, I usually when I see a butterfly will respond to catch it