I tried to photograph a Butterfly and a Bee while pulling out the weeds in the garden- Photo and Video

I tried to photograph a Butterfly while pulling out the weeds in the garden

I was working in the garden yesterday trying to pull out the weeds which were supposed to be done months back. But as I was busy with internal home duties I didn't get time to weed out. Anyway, while I was working I saw a Butterfly land on a flower next to me. I noticed it for some time feeding on the nectar of that pink flower and then realised that I've still not been successful in photographing a Butterfly. Forget a Butterfly- I've just never been able to capture any flying being whether a bird or insect at a good close up range!

The Butterfly and the Bee

So I got my camera and tried to photograph the flying insect. I clicked few shots thinking that they would be good. At that time a Bee also landed right next to the Butterfly and I captured them together, again smiling to myself and thinking 'another good shot'. After some time they flew away and I checked the images on the system. The images came out okay, not so great or too good, but just okay I can say. I can see both the Flower and the Butterfly but the frame was not as good as I expected. Of course I still can't make out the exact differences between a Butterfly and a Moth though.

Still, I feel happy that I atleast got these frames. Because this is the first time I was so close to getting these shots. Whenever I tried earlier, the Butterflies used to fly away from my presence but now I got something. So I'm pretty sure that very soon I'll be getting some better shots of a Butterfly.

Video of the Butterfly I photographed:

"Pigeon Berry" or "Sky Flower" or "Golden Dew Drop" or "Duranta Erecta/ repens" or "Goldspot"

"Pigeon Berry/ Golden Dew Drop/ Sky Flower/ Duranta Erecta/ repens/ Goldspot"


Here is the thumbnail version of an image I have taken of the 'Pigeon Berry' shrub plant which is uploaded in Alamy website.



The ‘Pigeon Berry’ also called ‘Golden Dew Drop’ and ‘Sky Flower’ is more of a sub-tropical shrub and goes by it’s botanical name ‘Duranta Erecta/ repens’.


It grows best in moist and fertile soil bearing gold color berries and violet flowers.


While the flowers give out lovely fragrance, the berries are pickings for some birds and insects but poisonous to human beings.


However, it’s stunning looks and fragrance have crowned the ‘Pigeon Berry’ as beautiful and ornamental garden shrubs.


With a growth of over 6 feet and shaded by droopy branches these are also grown in containers.

In Kerala it is more popularly known as ‘Goldspot’ as it is a common beauty shrub in almost every household.