Kolibri Butterfly by aqua1955

Photography • Animals • posted on Aug 15, 2015

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Description

Almost 60 years in my live I had never seen such pretty butterfly, although it should be around each year. I tried to capture it at the flowers in my garden where it showed to have a long tongue to get to the nectar, but I failed. It was so quick that I could not focus it sharp. A few days later I found it inside my hall against the window. The red dots on aswell the head and body made it even more fascinating. Also the orange parts of the wings colored bright to this Macroglossum stellatarum After shooting my pictures I tried to get it on a little piece of bamboo stick, where it klimbed on, so I could set it free in nature where it belongs. Amazing was the turbo flight in which it went away. Aqua1955 F-stop f/6.3 Exposure Time 1/320 sec. ISO Speed ISO 200 Focal Length 200mm Max Aperture 5.31

Comments (9)

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giulband

8:26AM | Sat, 15 August 2015

Good shot !

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Jean_C

3:47PM | Sat, 15 August 2015

A superb capture of this very beautiful butterfly!

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pimanjc

3:55PM | Sat, 15 August 2015

It has the body of a "Buterfly Moth." Nice capture. http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/happy-national-moth-week!?gclid=CPa6hoS5q8cCFZU0aQod3YkI7Q https://www.google.com/search?q=butterfly+moth&biw=1259&bih=698&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CEAQsARqFQoTCMu7yqm5q8cCFYahgAod07gAVA

aqua1955

12:49PM | Sun, 16 August 2015

I also first thought it was a moth, but seeing it like a humming bee taking nectar from each flower and acting like a kolibrie I wondered what it was. When I googled kolibrie butterfly everything showed up. I agree it looks like a moth, but then I thought moths to flowers, on a bright day?

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