Black Eyed Susans Visitor
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Black Eyed Susans Visitor
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I was driving along and came across this field of wildflowers and the Black Eyed Susan's were in huge groups throughout the field. This Flicker butterfly was enjoying a feast among the flowers and I followed him until I got a forward facing capture and applied a texture to the image.
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Although the characteristic yellow flowers of black-eyed Susans are frequently seen along highways and roadsides, they are also easy to grow in the home garden. They are tolerant of cold and drought and are also insect-resistant, which makes them ideal for a low-maintenance flower garden.
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Black-eyed Susans grow in sensitive annual varieties and hardier perennial varieties but always produce tall flower stalks with bright, yellow petals and black or brown centers. Longer-lived perennial black-eyed Susans, or Goldstrum varieties, expand through summer to take up larger areas and crowd out their sites over time. Divide these plants at the root in early spring and move divisions to new sites or alternative environments like hydroponic gardens.
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Nature Photography by Sandi O'Reilly, All Rights Reserved. If you have any questions, please email me through FAA's email service, glad to help. ALL WATERMARKS ARE REMOVED FOR PURCHASES. Thank you!!
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February 2nd, 2013
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Comments (76)
Mr Bennett Kent
Fabulous feeding macro, Sandi, Beautiful detail and the most delightful background.........L/F
Cheryl Rose
Wow, this is a WONDERFUL capture of these black-eyed susans with their butterfly visitor! Soft beauty and depth!! Excellent work, Sandi! l/f/tw
Dawn Senior-Trask
Wow, what a delightful work of art! So seldom see skippers in images, and this is outstanding and beautiful! fav
Laurie Search
This is just fabulous, dearest Sandi!!! Gorgeous composition, light, and color!!:)))vf
Sandi OReilly
Sherri, thank you very much for your wonderful comments, appreciate your Fave/Like/Vote!!
Sherri Of Palm Springs
Sandi, this is one of the most delightful images I have seen, the little baby butterfly how sweet it is..what a great picture..love it Sherri flv
Sandi OReilly
Thank you very much for your great comments, Nick. glad you like this one, appreciate your Fave/Vote!!
Nick Boren
I love your visitor here Sandi with your amazing Black Eyed Susan image. You did a very nice job here. I like this image very much. ;-) fv
Sandi OReilly
Mihyoun, very nice of you to make such nice comments and thank you so much for your f/v/tweet!! :)