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Spring canvas
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (silycat) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 198 W: 23 N: 136] (2319)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03-14
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/4.8, 1/400 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-03-14 14:39
Viewed: 426
Points: 16
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We were walking today under trees in blossom, and enjoying the sweetest smell of spring flowers.
Bees were buzzing, butterflies chasing each other in flight...I hate that winter that denies us all this beauty, but officialy the spring has come, and I'm smiling the whole day and enjoying myself.
This is my first butterfliy this year.

Inachis io
Peacock
Family: Nymphalidae
Flight Time: June-August and Spring after hibernation.
Size: 54-60mm
You can see them emerge from their winter sleep with first sunny days.They are very common in Europe and Asia.They spend cold weather often wintering in buildings or trees.Therefore they often appear quite early in spring.The colourful “eyes” of the upper wings actually function as a large part of the self-defence of this butterfly. They may frighten off hungry predators such as birds. If you see the butterfly display the blue eyes of the hindwing, you’ll know the butterfly will be taking off in a second!

Geographical distribution/ habitat: Europe and the Northern part of Asia. Common in open fields, farmsteads, woodlands and gardens – where ever flowers grow.

Host plant: Common Nettle (urticaceae) only.
The caterpillars, which are shiny black with six rows of barbed spikes and a series of white dots on each segment, hatch after about a week and feed on nettles and hops.

Food plants: Not very fussy on them, but particularly fond of Buddleia and thistles. Cirsium arvense “Creeping thistle” seems to be a big favourite of them – as well as of many other butterflies.The adult butterflies drink nectar from a wide variety of flowering plants, including buddleia, sallows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort, hemp agrimony, and clover; they also utilize tree sap and rotten fruit.

Flight time: Single brooded and flies in July-September in Europe. Hibernates as an adult, and is one of the first butterflies to appear around March to April.
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  • mugush Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 477 W: 48 N: 164] (1728)
  • [2007-03-14 14:59]

Very nice note........
nice photo.............
meaning...perfect photo:)
thanks for sharing
love
mugush
(runing out of smilies..you will get these tommorrow)

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 971 W: 99 N: 2249] (11339)
  • [2007-03-14 16:01]

Beautiful Tanja!
A lot of space and a very nice contrast in the colors. Great background and I love the composition!

Cheers,
Anneke

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  • WTS Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 269 W: 56 N: 269] (1403)
  • [2007-03-14 16:29]

What a wonderful setting and POV for this.
Clear blue sky, the lone butterfly and the spring blossoms, makes me a bit envious, still have snow here, but in couple of weeks should see something like you have done.
Thanks Tanja for this beautiful photo and your notes
Wayne

Hi Tanja,
lovely canvas! Beautiful colours and details. Very good use of light! Nice capture! Congrats! TFS

Kindly regards,
Ioana

Hello Tanja.
Wonderful photo,good composition,great colours and POV.Well done.
Best Regards
TFS

* Piotr *

Hi Tanja
Look at this beautiful capture of spring! Spring comes early where you live..lucky you. The blue sky really enhances the colours on the butterfly and blossoms. The Peacock Butterfly has a beautiful and rich colour pattern. Very pretty.
TFS Janice
No blossoms here for at least 2 months :(

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2662 W: 74 N: 4763] (21687)
  • [2007-03-14 21:13]

Hmm, Tanja, za ovim je vredelo ici u potragu, isplati se trud...
Lepa kompozicija, boje, stiry... Well dan, George

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  • garric (51)
  • [2007-03-20 19:42]

Sping will be here soon :)
Great POV
Great colours: Big blue sky
White flowers
Beautiful butterfly

Thanks

Hello Tanja,
Another amazing, colourful insect – I never laid eyes on one of these magnificences!
Thanks for sharing,
Esperança

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