European Peacock, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

comments (11)

Christine Young

Lion

Beautiful, vibrant photo! Posted 10 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 10 months ago

Calbost Niel

Lion

Nice one Ferdy Posted 10 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Niel! Posted 10 months ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

A subject and image that fills the heart with joy. Delightful! Set off beautifully by the short depth of field and those dynamic colours and markings. Posted 10 months ago, modified 10 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the kind words, Ruth!
  I must say it's an improvised shot, this lens (manual focus, no vibration reduction) is quite hard to use for a distant subject. Posted 10 months ago

Neptune

Lion

Never seen one of these before-incredible Posted 10 months ago

Lisa Kimmerling

Lion

Perfect! This species has some really cool camouflage too! Posted 10 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Do you mean the underside of the wings? Posted 10 months ago
2. 1. Lisa Kimmerling
    
    Lion
    
    Yes! Posted 10 months ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Definitely agree the ventral side of the wings is underappreciated. It's less eye catching but highly complex and quite beautiful in its own way:
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aglais_io#/media/File:Paon-du-jour_MHNT_CUT_2013_3_14_Cahors_Ventre.jpg Posted 10 months ago

The European Peacock

The European Peacock, more commonly known simply as the Peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant