Living Desert Zoo

"Butterflies Alive"

  

click photo to enlarge		 The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens  in Palm Desert has a "Butterflies Alive" butterfly Garden exhibit through April 30 2006 that I wanted to see. I was watching these orange flowers waiting for a butterfly to land on them and one finally did. Many butterflies taste with their feet.
Cloudless Sulphur
click photo to enlarge		 This guy is called a Cloudless Sulphur. His bright yellow really stands out against the flowers. Some butterflies follow a very specific path each day. They even stop at the same flowers in the same order. Hmmm I have known a few people like that.
Common Buckeye
click photo to enlarge		 This one is called a Common Buckeye and he is only about 2 inches across with his wings open. I hardly see anything common about his coloring. Some male butterflies will just sit in a prominent spot watching for a potential mate to fly by.
White Peacock
click photo to enlarge		 I wasn't disappointed at all the different varieties of butterflies. There were many more camera nuts like me. Most with SLRs and big huge expensive lenses and a lot of expensive equipment and me with my lowly Nikon 5700. I wonder what their photos turned out like. Butterflies will often sit with their wings open facing the sun to get as much warmth as they can. Just like this guy is doing.

click photo to enlarge		 This was a cactus in the garden I couldn't resist. It's color was fabulous.