Winged Wonders: Butterflies in the Garden

Since settling into a new house, I have had the chance to really unpack my things and left my camera at my mom’s house. So, I’ve been relying on my phone a lot and while it’s not a high-end one, I am surprised by the quality that it offers. Though it’s not as amazing as something Iphone or S22 would produce, it’s decent enough for regular photography. I am also a bit pushing it here because I am using the 2x zoom to capture these beautiful butterflies.

At the time, I was also assisting my adoptive dad who’s in a wheelchair to get some fresh air. We strolled through the neighborhood and ended up at a small garden with flowers that tempts these butterflies to hover around. The first one on the thumbnail according to google lens is pale grass blue, it’s a small sized butterfly that’s commonly found in South Asia. I am impressed to find them around my garden, their ancestors must have traveled quite far away. My shots show the process where they were about to suck the nectar from the flower. First, it just hops on the flower, then gets ready to eat.

This one is a common jay, it flies around and hardly still. Capturing this one was quite a chore and I was almost frustrated. ‘ How come they can’t stay still?’ and my dad confidently replied that the big one is always running in and about and I should expect the small butterfly to stay still. But who knows? I mean just based on his theory at the time, that pale grass blue was indeed staying still a lot more than the common jay.

The last one that you’re about to see is stripped albatros. This one frequents the flower spots around the garden and I’ve been seeing a few of them flying around in groups.

Among all those, my favorite is definitely the pale grass, it looks as if it knows I was taking a picture and side-eyeing me.