Swallowtail Visits Hosta Flowers is a photograph by Sandi OReilly which was uploaded on September 10th, 2013.
Title
Swallowtail Visits Hosta Flowers
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
FEATURED:
SHOWCASED ARTIST OF THE WEEK in Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery, week of 4/23/2018
Art District 4/19/2018
Ladies Club 4/18/2018
Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer 4/04/2018
Artistic Photographers 4/04/2018
Created by Southern Artists 4/04 2018
Groovy Butterflies 4/05/2018
The Greensboro Beautiful Arboretum has a hosta garden, with varying kinds of the plants. During a visit, I noticed the eastern tiger swallowtails visiting the flowers as they like their nectar. This photograph was taken during that visit to the hosta garden and this male I followed to get this image. I added a painted texture to this image.
The tiger swallowtail butterfly is one of the most recognizable butterflies in the United States. They are large butterflies with a wingspan range of 3 inches to 5.6 inches. Adult tiger swallowtails are bright yellow, or yellow-orange, with black stripes on the front wings. Yellow spots speckle the black wing margins. Females are often black in areas of the North, with a faint tiger striping pattern.
The favored habitat of all tiger swallowtail butterflies is woodlands. They're also found in grasslands, canyons and cities. These butterflies specifically enjoy deciduous woodland areas along swamps, streams and rivers. They are observed to be puddling, sipping water and nutrients from the stream. Adult eastern tiger swallowtails sip nectar from flowers.
Fine Art Nature Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved and Copyrighted. To contact me feel free to use FAA's email service.
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September 10th, 2013
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Comments (216)
Brian Tada
Awesome photography and presentation, Sandi! Congratulations on your Special Recognition in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! F/L
Sandi OReilly
Randy, so very honored for you to choose this image as a "Showcased Artist" of the week for "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery!! Greatly appreciate your encouraging words and thank you so very much!!!
Mother Nature
F/L This is incredible work - so lovely! Congratulations on your HIGHLIGHTED ARTIST in Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery - a well-deserved honor:>)
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger
Sandi OReilly
Thank you very much, Patricia, for your featuring this image in "Art Submissions To Pka"!!!
Sandi OReilly
Dora, very appreciative of your featuring this image in "Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer"!!!
Anita Faye
Sandi, happy to feature your beautiful work on Groovy Butterflies! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
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