Heliconius charitonius
This beauty was on the red turks cap...first time for me seeing one. The pictures do NOT do it justice. It was really striking against the blooms The pic that looks black and white was shot looking to the sky, but I thought it was a neat shot
Each cloud has a silver lineing if only you look for it.
Great pics...I miss them...they don't often get up here!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
gingin, I saw one for the first time this year too. She hung around for about a month. I say she because she layed eggs on the passion flower but I never did see any catarpillars.
Name: Glen Ingram Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a) (Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Ginger, it is a Blue-tonged Lizard. It is one of the largest skinks in Australia (@13") and a live bearer. I love them in the garden because they are voracious snail and slug eaters - you can see the strong jaws. This one is usually resident. They are slow moving and can be overlooked and have a hissing, blue-tongue-protruding-threat-display that can take a few years off your life if you are caught unawares.
The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
The pic that looks black and white was shot looking to the sky, but I thought it was a neat shot 
Really neat shot! Those Zebra Long Wings are gorgeous, and our State Butterfly! 
