Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Butterfly

I was lucky enough to be invited to go with three friends to the mountains in Kananaskis for the whole day today. The University of Calgary had a Biogeoscience Open House at their Field Station near Barrier Lake today. The weather was absolutely perfect, until we drove home and the sky blackened quickly. Had some hail in my area this evening. We viewed the various exhibits at the centre and thoroughly enjoyed (was it really THREE times?) the fresh fruit salad, pastries and coffee. Afterwards, we went for a botany walk in the area, including through the woods that edge Barrier Lake and the various plants were recorded. This butterfly or moth was seen at the edge of the woods along the edge of Barrier Lake. We'd love it if someone is able to suggest an ID!

Managed to get only two decent photos when I went back to the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo two days ago!

This was about the only butterfly in the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo that stayed still for quite a few moments this afternoon, so I made the most of it. I think this might be a Tiger Longwing (Heliconius hecale).

A young teen clutching a camera said to me yesterday inside the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo, "I wish these butterflies would stay still"! There is constant flutter but, on the rare occasion, one will land and be still for a few moments.

I took SO many blurry photos - and I MEAN blurry! - of butterflies in the Butterfly House at the Calgary Zoo. This one finally landed and stayed still long enough to get a sharper shot. I would so much rather be taking photos of wild birds, butterflies and flowers, but every once in a while I take myself off to the Zoo : ) It feels like cheating - though after standing in the hot, very humid Butterfly House, trying to at least get ONE sharp enough shot, I think perhaps it is easier to photograph butterflies in the wild. Just not these species, of course.

"Just" one of the usual butterflies seen in a Butterfly House, this one at the Calgary Zoo. They were all a-flutter, to put it mildly!

We saw these two Western Tailed Blue butterflies on a recent walk at Shannon Terrace in Fish Creek Park.