Butterfly Photographer
@vegan-a-f.bsky.social
Every day I see a butterfly is a good day. Observe, photograph and respect our fellow earthlings. Don’t collect and kill.
Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Orange you glad I didn’t say banana?
Really cool inkcap mushroom.
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Really cool inkcap mushroom.
Two-for-one special!
Chicken of the Woods mushroom with a great blue heron across the water.
Chicken of the Woods mushroom with a great blue heron across the water.
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Two-for-one special!
Chicken of the Woods mushroom with a great blue heron across the water.
Chicken of the Woods mushroom with a great blue heron across the water.
2D spore print on paper from a mushroom in the yard. On average, each spore print contains 5-25 million spores.
#mushroom
#sporeprint
#fungi
#mushroom
#sporeprint
#fungi
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
2D spore print on paper from a mushroom in the yard. On average, each spore print contains 5-25 million spores.
#mushroom
#sporeprint
#fungi
#mushroom
#sporeprint
#fungi
Purplish Copper Butterfly
California
California
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Purplish Copper Butterfly
California
California
Anna’s Hummingbird
California
California
October 23, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Anna’s Hummingbird
California
California
Western Pygmy-Blues
10/21/25
California
10/21/25
California
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Western Pygmy-Blues
10/21/25
California
10/21/25
California
Purplish Copper Butterfly
#Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#nature
#flower
#insectphoto
#butterflies
#Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#nature
#flower
#insectphoto
#butterflies
August 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Purplish Copper Butterfly
#Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#nature
#flower
#insectphoto
#butterflies
#Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#nature
#flower
#insectphoto
#butterflies
Greater Fritillary
Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#thistle
#flower
#photograph
#nature
#butterflies
#insect
#orange
#wings
#butterflyinflight
#environmentalphotography
Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#thistle
#flower
#photograph
#nature
#butterflies
#insect
#orange
#wings
#butterflyinflight
#environmentalphotography
August 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Greater Fritillary
Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#thistle
#flower
#photograph
#nature
#butterflies
#insect
#orange
#wings
#butterflyinflight
#environmentalphotography
Tuolumne County, CA
8-4-25
#butterfly
#california
#thistle
#flower
#photograph
#nature
#butterflies
#insect
#orange
#wings
#butterflyinflight
#environmentalphotography
Purplish copper
July 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Purplish copper
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
July 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
July 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
July 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
DOCO, Sacramento
2019
2019
Satyr Comma butterfly thinking about going for a ride. Wheee!
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
National Butterfly Count
7-19-25
#california
#butterfly
#wings
#orange
#nature
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
National Butterfly Count
7-19-25
#california
#butterfly
#wings
#orange
#nature
July 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Satyr Comma butterfly thinking about going for a ride. Wheee!
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
National Butterfly Count
7-19-25
#california
#butterfly
#wings
#orange
#nature
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
National Butterfly Count
7-19-25
#california
#butterfly
#wings
#orange
#nature
Anise Swallowtail
Pt. Reyes National Seashore during the National Butterfly Count. They sport more black and appear smaller than the Western Tiger Swallowtails.
7-19-25
#butterfly
#swallowtail
#flower
#california
Pt. Reyes National Seashore during the National Butterfly Count. They sport more black and appear smaller than the Western Tiger Swallowtails.
7-19-25
#butterfly
#swallowtail
#flower
#california
July 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Anise Swallowtail
Pt. Reyes National Seashore during the National Butterfly Count. They sport more black and appear smaller than the Western Tiger Swallowtails.
7-19-25
#butterfly
#swallowtail
#flower
#california
Pt. Reyes National Seashore during the National Butterfly Count. They sport more black and appear smaller than the Western Tiger Swallowtails.
7-19-25
#butterfly
#swallowtail
#flower
#california
California Sister
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Beauty is all around us. You just need to look for it.
#butterfly
#nature
#california
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Beauty is all around us. You just need to look for it.
#butterfly
#nature
#california
July 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
California Sister
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Beauty is all around us. You just need to look for it.
#butterfly
#nature
#california
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Beauty is all around us. You just need to look for it.
#butterfly
#nature
#california
Not too often when the flower pops more than the butterfly.
Mournful Duskywing nectaring on a most spectacular zinnia flower.
Enjoy!
#butterfly
#flower
#zinnia
#garden
#naturephoto
#california
Mournful Duskywing nectaring on a most spectacular zinnia flower.
Enjoy!
#butterfly
#flower
#zinnia
#garden
#naturephoto
#california
July 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Not too often when the flower pops more than the butterfly.
Mournful Duskywing nectaring on a most spectacular zinnia flower.
Enjoy!
#butterfly
#flower
#zinnia
#garden
#naturephoto
#california
Mournful Duskywing nectaring on a most spectacular zinnia flower.
Enjoy!
#butterfly
#flower
#zinnia
#garden
#naturephoto
#california
Common wood-nymph
Wisconsin
July 2025
Wisconsin
July 2025
July 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Common wood-nymph
Wisconsin
July 2025
Wisconsin
July 2025
Wheee! Northern Pearly-Eye hitching a ride at Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin.
7-9-25
#butterfly
#nature
#photography
7-9-25
#butterfly
#nature
#photography
July 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Wheee! Northern Pearly-Eye hitching a ride at Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin.
7-9-25
#butterfly
#nature
#photography
7-9-25
#butterfly
#nature
#photography
Great Spangled Fritillary nectaring in Purple Coneflower, aka echinacea.
Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin
#butterfly
#flowers
#naturephotograph
#garden
Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin
#butterfly
#flowers
#naturephotograph
#garden
July 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Great Spangled Fritillary nectaring in Purple Coneflower, aka echinacea.
Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin
#butterfly
#flowers
#naturephotograph
#garden
Kettle Moraine State Park, Wisconsin
#butterfly
#flowers
#naturephotograph
#garden
Surprise to see this cutie today at the local community garden.
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Northern California
#butterfly
#nature
#flower
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Northern California
#butterfly
#nature
#flower
June 4, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Surprise to see this cutie today at the local community garden.
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Northern California
#butterfly
#nature
#flower
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Northern California
#butterfly
#nature
#flower