Photo of the Month: April 2010
Apr 5th 2010StevenPhotography & Scenic
April Photo of the Month: Painted Lady Butterfly on Flowering Plum, Bishop CA
This month’s photo is an oldie but a goody. It’s a scanned slide that was taken in April of 2000. One of the highlights of the year in the Owens Valley is the migration of the Painted Ladies in March and April. The butterflies come up the valley from the south and in good years can number in the millions. In bad years though you may not see a single butterfly. The year I took this was a very good year.
The tree is a flowering plum and was not only full of beautiful pink flowers, but was also full of Painted Ladies. I’d say there were at least 20 – 30 butterflies flying around the tree. Even with that many, it was still difficult to get a nicely composed shot. Of all the shots I took that morning, this one was the best.
I rank this photo in my top 10 of all time. I just love the colors in it.
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