Picture of the Day: Hong Kong Butterflies

These butterflies have black bodies with white spots

Yesterday was unusually warm and humid -- with a high of 27 degrees and relative humidity of around 85 percent.

How many butterflies can you find here?

Thanks to YTSL, these pictures were taken along the Tai Po Waterfront Park, where we spotted a whole bunch of butterflies together, hanging out on a bush -- roughly counting at least 10 of them.

Even better, they didn't scatter when we approached and periodically fluttered their wings so we could get some shots.

Some had sky blue wings, others mostly orange with a big white dot on each side; the former had black bodies covered in white spots.

Further along the waterfront we were surrounded by more of these colourful insects, flying around us, seemingly unaware of our presence. Or was it the strong gusts they were trying to counteract, which made them look like they were dancing in the sky?

In any event it was a beautiful, poetic experience that probably won't be repeated again anytime soon.

Hanging out in the afternoon sun in the Tai Po Waterfront Park

YTSL said the butterflies assumed the warm weather was back, but this morning they would cruelly wake up to dark clouds and thunderstorms.

I'm just thrilled we had a chance to be with so many butterflies!