Thursday, May 6, 2010

Things that go flip flap, flip flap

Blue Morphos are almost impossible to photograph. Once and awhile you see one magically float by and disappear. Just like the story in my last post. But I did catch this little guy hanging around at Hacienda Baru.



This photograph was taken at Pacific Edge in Dominical. Right in front of our cabina. I wonder why one is yellow and one is pink?





























All of these photos were taken on a cold, windy and rainy morning at Selvetura in Costa Rica's Cloud Forest. I've nicknamed it Cold Forest. And for good reason. But it is a beautiful area to hike and see exotic birds. But on this particular day, even the moths were trying to stay dry. So while my husband and I were trying to decide if we should brave the elements and hike, we photographed these diverse creatures. By the way, we never did hike. To see some more great color photos visit http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/







17 comments:

Cindy said...

Beautiful photos!!

The Chair Speaks said...

Lovely!

DJan said...

Amazing! You have either been blessed with these pictures, or been in the right place at the right time, or you're super talented! (probably all three) :-)

barb bjornson said...

These are amazing photos! Enjoyed every one of them. Gosh! How many times do I have to tell you how talented you are? :o) Don't get sick of it, OK?

Mrs. M said...

You have a collection of beautiful photos here.

I just signed up to follow your lovely site.

Kim, USA said...

Oh wow those are beautiful! Love butterflies they are like flowers they have different colors.

Color Carnival~Daffodil

Serline said...

You showed so much beauty in critters that mostly sent us running the other way... have a blessed weekend!

Kathy said...

I am envious. I have not yet been lucky enough to photograph a butterfly or dragonfly. Nicely done.

Carolyn Ford said...

These are beautiful moths and the dragonflies are photographed so nicely. Their different colors are interesting and curious...

Martha said...

Awesome captures Carolyn!!!

Jama said...

I've seen those big brown butterfly here, in the 3rd picture. They are much bigger than the usual butterfly .

"Lillagul" said...

Great shots !
I know how difficult it is to catch them with the camera :)
Have a nice week !

Anonymous said...

wow, so much amazing wildlife....i really can't believe how much we miss out on here in ny, i have hardly seen a bug, bird, or insect this year...maybe i'm just not looking hard enough.

i adore your artwork btw! you are very talented.

Taffy said...

Beautiful! Love those photos!
Snuggles,
Twix

JEWELGIRLS KATZ said...

The butterfly is my favorite pic,
love the colors!

Linda :) said...

Wow! Amazing photos! :)

Tweedles -- that's me said...

You are so lucky to visit the cold forest and see the beautys that are there.
I would like to go with you some day. I would like to see the beauty too.
love
tweedles