Liberating nectar

1 April 2010 4 Comments Home » Insects etc.

The soundless drama of curling spiral tongues
liberating nectar from a flower’s gravity well.
 

Butterflies, one of the first signs of spring.
This is a female Cabbage White on the south shores of Canada.
 
A female Cabbage White Butterfly on the south shores of Canada

4 Comments »

  • Neil Rest said:

    Saw my first bumblebee of the season today . . .

    # 1 April 2010 at 5:05 pm
  • Diane said:

    Beautiful butterfly, on gossamer wings, do you herald, finally, spring?

    Who doesn’t love butterflies? Sweet shot Rick.

    # 1 April 2010 at 10:01 pm
  • zoe said:

    Wow! Really, really beautiful!

    # 2 April 2010 at 6:37 am
  • Rick said:

    Thanks. Probably the most common butterfly here, but always great to see.

    # 2 April 2010 at 8:03 am

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