Today was a public holiday in Singapore - and since some of our grandkids are going to visit next summer, we started checking out places that would be interesting. Today we visited the Butterfly Garden at Sentosa Island - a large open sort-of-cage with a small rain forest and butterflies. Here are the photos - and comments to follow
This is not a butterfly
This is an orchid
Just hatched
This is Ellen's finger - and the first flight of this butterfly after exiting the hatchery.
A butterfly lady
This little guy just sat there on this blade of whatever - long enough for me to focus.
It seems that butterflies can play the mating game
Another view
Apparently butterfly mating takes some time
These yellow and black butterflies are active and it takes some patience to catch them in a quiet state
A different quiet state - enjoying dinner
From the other side
And this one has some red
My favorite
This is a flower - not a butterfly in disguise
However this is a butterfly
This is a sequence of the same butterfly - from the side
With the wings closed
Half open
Completely open and landing gear down
I like this red flower
Three butterflies can play on the same flower
a different view
And two butterflies can play
An interesting black butterfly
Dinner is served
with desert
Like the aqua dragonfly, this is simply breathtaking
and just to avoid confusion, these are not butterflies. They are mild scorpions - with a bee-like sting (accofding to the guy holding them
C. Frank Starmer