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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

there you have it ...


Working in the yard the other day I came across the Insect Bar & Grill. 


where all the cool butterflies hang out


as well as their buggy friends

and foes



I sorta stumbled upon the praying mantis taking down a little butterfly like a lion to a gazelle when my lens accident nudged the mantis to set the butterfly free. I'm sure the balance of the earth had a momentary hiccup because of this break in the 'circle-of-life' moment - but I've waited all summer to track down some cooperative butterflies and I'll be dang if it was only to witness carnage and other atrocities.

17 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos and all lovely critters :-)

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  2. Wonderful. You've made all those insects look so cool

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  3. Beautiful photos!!! :)

    Thank you for linking to communal global! <3

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  4. I just adore praying mantis. They can be hard to spot since they blend in so well.

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  5. I love these captures!! They caught my attention at Communal Global.

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  6. Love it!! Gorgeous and clearly the place to be!

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  7. These are great! I love stumbling on a Mantis. They are so neat, but there is always that fear of the unexpected leap towards my face. :).

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  8. ohhh i just love butterfly season!! beautiful images!!

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  9. Ohhh...i love the way you write!!! youre very crafty with your words.

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  10. Those butterfly photos are amazing!

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  11. A caring momma to the core -- beautiful shots Nicki! Thank you for sharing at Tuesday Muse.

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  12. I love how we both posted on butterfly's just in a different light...very nice.

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  13. Ah, I'm sure that NatGeo will not be calling you since you can't stay uninvolved. LOL!!

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  14. Awesome shots! Pretty funny about the mantis!

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