In response to WordPress Photo Challenge : Future
Each of these caterpillars has the potential …….

Caterpillars of the Peacock Butterfly ©HelenBushe
……to become a Peacock Butterfly:

Newly emerged Peacock Butterfly ©HelenBushe
Now that’s what I call a future.
19 Comments
Dinata Misovec · 24 April 2016 at 05:34
That is amazing; I’ve never seen such colors on a butterfly!
HMB · 24 April 2016 at 08:31
Thanks Dinata. We have 57 species of butterflies in UK, and quite a few are as brightly coloured as this. I’m hoping summer of 2016 will be a good year for them.
Jane Lurie · 10 April 2016 at 22:31
Wow! Now that’s a future that’s bright. Great shots, Helen.
HMB · 10 April 2016 at 23:52
Thanks Jane. Soon be butterfly season again.
quarksire · 10 April 2016 at 06:00
awesome buterfly shot! 🙂
HMB · 10 April 2016 at 08:30
Thank you.
cwaugh212 · 9 April 2016 at 16:03
Thank you for sharing more of your beautiful photographs.
HMB · 9 April 2016 at 16:05
Thank you so much. I certainly enjoy taking them. Soon be butterfly season too. Yippee.
Leah · 9 April 2016 at 15:59
Wow! So gorgeous. And to think, all they have to do is just be. No effort required to achieve their full potential (other than avoiding birds, I suppose!). Thanks for the spring colour.
HMB · 9 April 2016 at 16:04
Many thanks for your appreciation. These clusters have hundreds of caterpillars so I reckon the survival rate isn’t too high. But as you say good for birds. Natures not daft!
Laurie Graves · 9 April 2016 at 15:44
Wow!
HMB · 9 April 2016 at 15:48
Thank you! Photographing butterflies is something I spend a lot of time doing (or I should say looking for them with camera in hand) It’ll soon be the season to do this again. Exciting!
Laurie Graves · 11 April 2016 at 14:56
Love those fluttering beauties. I am sad to report that last summer, we had very few butterflies in our yard. In the past, we’ve always had them, so it worries me.
HMB · 11 April 2016 at 14:57
Oh dear, that doesn’t sound good.
AngelAmbroseArt · 9 April 2016 at 15:38
I didn’t even know there was such a thing as Peacock Butterfly! Thank you for educating me on this amazing creation.
HMB · 9 April 2016 at 15:46
Thanks for your interest. We have 56 species of butterflies in UK and this is one of the most stunning and also frequently seen.
AngelAmbroseArt · 10 April 2016 at 04:48
I am glad you’re capturing them in paragraph form and sharing them with me across the pond. Thank you!
HMB · 10 April 2016 at 08:42
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