Slightly torn but not yet broken

This butterfly had a hole in its wing, but still managed to continue flying and feeding

[Sam]

Fantastic detail, even with the little tear in his wing!

[Steve]

Great capture!

[John]

Beautiful!

[sally agnew]

They are incredibly resilient, lovely capture :)

[Graham Thresher]

Love the bright colours on this butterfly, so well captured. Fav

[Nicole]

awww poor thing, glad it can still fly!

[Rachel]

Poor thing! The monarchs are so beautiful. Lovely shot.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Bless its heart. I bet it has to work a bit harder to get from here to there what with a hole in its wing. I can't help but wonder what happened to put it there.

[👑 AnaZad]

Beautiful capture of this butterfly.

[James_Nicholas]

They're still around!

[Candace]

Hard to believe the distances these fellow fly!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot

[gloria jones]

Wonderful shot, nice focus, details, colors

[Janiskay]

It's amazing how damaged butterflies can become and yet they still continue flying and fighting for life.

[Sue Wilde]

Beautiful detail

[Peter]

Gorgeous close up details Robyn, lovely colours and composition;)

[Bill Fenske]

excellent focus on the tear.

[Denise Wood]

great capture! Life still left there :)

[Richard Sayer]

Looks to be a survivor this one! Beautifully composed image, Robyn

[Kathy]

What a gorgeous macro of this beautiful Monarch!!! I think they are beautiful at any stage in their lives!! Fantastic details and clarity! Love the lighting and the composition!! FAV!

[Ethel]

Wondrous creature, great shot

[Robyn]

@gigiflower @speights @congaree @hermann @thresheg @nicoleterheide @888rachel @lyndemc @anazad511 @nicholas @ribbet9 @elisasaeter @janiskay @swilde @pcoulson @bill_fe @gilbertwood @vignouse @cashew @ethelperry Thank you for taking the time to view and comment. Much appreciated

[Leah]

Beautifully captured!!! Great close up!!! Love the detail!!! FAV!!!

[Marnie]

Great macro.

[Simply Amanda]

Super image and sad, but true story. NIce one!

[Robyn]

@lealady @golftragic @amandal Thank you

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Talk about resilience! Nice capture.

[Robyn]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann. Definitely a lot of butterfly resilience there