First Real Butterfly of the Year

This Eastern Comma Butterfly took his own sweet time before finding a spot to land! I was about to give up and move on.

[Tom]

Great colors and also lichen

[bkb in the city]

Such a beautiful colour

[Islandgirl]

What lovely colors up against the tree Milanie!

[Yeshanghai]

Beautiful find and capture

[Carolyn]

Beautiful colors and textures in this shot! I'm glad you had patience to wait for it to land.

[Kathie]

Chose a lovely spot to land. Love the texture of the bark and contrasting colours

[Susanne]

Fantastic light on the butterfly plus stunning colors. That he chose a tree to settle on adds lots of texture and greenery, your shot has many interesting facets. FAV

[Charles]

Persistence pays off. Great shot. Fav.

[Ann T.]

Very pretty. Nice color and great detail.

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful coloured butterfly!

[Lynne]

Wonderful

[gloria jones]

Lovely shot, details, textures

[Tammy]

His wings look like he has taken a beating, poor guy! I'm so glad you persisted and got this shot - it is wonderful!

[Kathy]

Aren't you glad you didn't give up? He was looking for the perfect place for the perfect photo of him!! How gorgeous are those colors and his shape?? Love the textures of the tree and lichen!!! Superb capture!!! FAV!

[Tony]

Fantastic detail and brilliant colour

[*lynn]

beautiful capture ... great colors and textures

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Oh, my! Stunning!

[Anja]

Great color and detail!

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful! Your patience paid off.

[sally agnew]

He is a beauty :)

[Denise (lyndemc)]

I can just picture you watching, watching, watching as this little guy flitted about, undecided about where to stop. Such patience you have for getting the shot. Lovely butterfly image.

[Ann]

WOW BEAUTIFUL CLOSE UPSHOT.

[Pam]

Gorgeous colors, and patterns. Great focus, and detail. Beautiful.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot.

[Martin]

Nice capture

[Jan Rose]

Lovely capture. fav.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Wonderful details and textures and the pale grey/green of the lichen complements the orange of the butterfly's wings really well.
Well waited and caught.

[Rosan]

Great capture! Beautiful color, details and textures!

[Carole Imes]

I haven't seen any. How unusual and what a beautiful color. Fav.

[Jen Hudson]

Don't think I have seen this colour of butterfly before, it's beautiful. Lovely capture against the tree,

[Lois]

Stunning butterfly!

[Cindy McFarland]

Great capture of the wing detail and color! Fav.

[Mary Lou]

Beautiful shot, fav

[Nicole]

A beautiful butterfly!

[Allison Maltese]

Gorgeous close up- wonderful detail!

[Vesna]

Wonderfull..