Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Z is for Zebra Butterfly: ABC Wednesday

This is a Zebra Butterfly photographed in the Florida Keys during the early 2000's with my first digital camera, a Sony Mavica..

My appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Nesbitt's Place for hosting ABC Wednesday. To view more ABC Wednesday posts please click on the link.

31 comments:

Petunia said...

This is a real beauty and the name is sp perfect!

Well done!

Petunia's ABC

Kim said...

Second zebra butterfly today, but I could never get tired of them. They are so beautiful. Great job capturing it :)

kjpweb said...

Arrgh! Now I have to find me another take on "Z" - already 2 Zebra Longwings. Ts, Ts. But it IS a good choice! ;)
Cheers, Klaus

Unknown said...

I too have seen 2 Zebra butterfly posts - but I'd like to see more of this rare beauty.

Great choice.

Gary
Bodge's Bulletin

Gerald (SK14) said...

zat is the zecond today and i never saw one ever before

Leslie: said...

What an amaZing butterly! And gorgeous photo of it!

Rambling Woods said...

Gosh..I still have my Mavica...great post...

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful butterfly! Perfect for Z...

Granny Smith said...

Lovely photograph of a beautiful butterfly.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful butterfly.

Paul Nichols said...

Ma'am, you know what to do with the business end of a camera! These photos are fabulous. My first time here, but I'll come back.

Great stuff.

Kjersti said...

Beautiful Z-post! I love butterflies.

Mary said...

Very beautiful! A nice zebra choice!

Cath said...

Oh my goodness that is the second zebra butterfly I have seen on ABC and I have never ever seen them before!
How's that for education?
Great post. Beautiful creature.

Anonymous said...

I don't think I've ever seen one of those. That's pretty cool!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Another one of these such pretty butterflies. Baeutiful choice.

Sandpiper (Lin) said...

Beautiful picture! I love these butterflies. Wish we had them here.

Texas Travelers said...

Nice Zebra.

ZZ's are Tops.
Come visit,
Troy and Martha

RW said...

I just love your photography Ann. It is so rich and interesting and beautiful. Thank you for sharing so many amazing photos! :D

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Kay said...

Wow! This is totally amazing. What a very beautiful and unusual butterfly. How wonderful that you were able to catch it on camera so perfectly.

photowannabe said...

Beautiful butterfly. I have never seen a zebra colored one.

Lynette said...

Good job for your ABC Wednesday post!

CaBaCuRl said...

Hadn't heard of these till today. Aren't the patterns in nature amazing?

mrsnesbitt said...

Excellent choice.Like Crazy Cath says, such a learning day!

Bear Naked said...

Beautiful Zebra butterfly.
Beautiful photo.

Bear((( )))

Gretchen said...

Very pretty! Never seen one in the wild before.

Katney said...

Goodness, another Zebra Swallowtail. That is a great coincidence--or not since it is Z today. But since you took it a few years ago, have you seen many recently? I wonder, as Nina says they are becoming rare because of loss of habitat in her area.

me ann my camera said...

kateny:
The Zebra Swallowtail is a different species from the Zebra butterfly that I have posted. The Zebra butterfly I have shown belongs to the Heliconian group and is usually only found in Florida and Texas. My photo was taken in Florida.

Nydia said...

This is a new butterfly to me! So sweet! Butterflies are constantly on my way, I believe it's a good sign! :) Great choice to finish this ABC round!
Kisses from Nydia.