Winged Wednesday - 10-21-2026

It's my turn to host Winged Wednesday again. It's not easy to substitute for Eric because he is such an outstanding photographer. But here goes. I am going to do butterflies again. I took all of these images at Butterfly Sanctuaries in either Florida or Arizona.


Birdwing


Autumn Leaf



Orange-tip

Beautiful bugs Doug - wish I had someplace like this nearby to grab shots like these. In leu of that I do have some nice sedums in my yard that do a nice job of attracting western honeybees and leave me with some nice portraits like this one:

I'm late to the game as I was busy yesterday. I was in Winnipeg over the Thanksgiving Weekend (Yeah I know... We Canadians do it differently!) and we went to a botanical garden that had a butterfly house. I only had my phone so here are a few images from the butterfly house.

Douglas Sherman said:

It's my turn to host Winged Wednesday again. It's not easy to substitute for Eric because he is such an outstanding photographer. But here goes. I am going to do butterflies again. I took all of these images at Butterfly Sanctuaries in either Florida or Arizona.

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Birdwing

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Autumn Leaf


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Orange-tip

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Gorgeous work, Doug! Nature certainly knows how to decorate a pair of wings.

Trent Watts said:

I'm late to the game as I was busy yesterday. I was in Winnipeg over the Thanksgiving Weekend (Yeah I know... We Canadians do it differently!) and we went to a botanical garden that had a butterfly house. I only had my phone so here are a few images from the butterfly house.

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Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!!

The Queen Butterfly has no crown, no throne, and no subjects. Apparently, being a queen is enough.


A Two-tailed Swallowtail enjoying a little nectar. Apparently, two tails are better than one, although neither is much use for wagging.


Luna moth:
A rare beauty that doesn't need moonlight to shine.


The Rosy Maple Moth. Proof that Mother Nature occasionally shops in the candy aisle.

Red Kites from Southern Scotland last Thursday. Up to 50 birds floating around but most stayed high

They appear to be effortless gliders with a 6ft wingspan and a slender body weighing up to 3lb. So almost the wingspan of a bald eagle but only a third of the weight.


They have a huge tail and use it to turn instantly



The effortless gliding does stop when they stoop to get food, this image is pin sharp on the tail feathers but starting to get soft around the head and I have applied all sorts of sharpening techniques to make it look ok


Back to effortless gliding


The light was very harsh and stopping the highlights blowing meant that the undersides of the birds were very dark, thankfully modern AI noise reduction saves the day. Ken