Hopefully the Start of Something Nice

First butterfly I've caught this year - not many showing up yet - he's the one with the odd name - Red Spotted Purple butterfly. (though I see no purple) He flew around forever before finally landing briefly.

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful capture of it

[ChristineL]

Lovely image, hope its the first of many!

[Spanner]

Wow - what a beauty. Well captured.

[Sand Lily]

What a lot of patience you must have. Lovely shot.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

so beautiful

[Esther Rosenberg]

What a beautiful butterfly! Love butterflies, hard to capture tho!

[KWind]

Beautiful!

[Rick]

Great shot. The one's that I'm seeing will land but will not stop flapping their wings.

[Taffy]

What a beauty -- capturing the blue shimmer of its wings.

[Anne Pancella]

That name has always messed me up, too. I am starting to see a few butterflies, but have not had a Red Spotted Purple yet this year. Lovely shot.

[Lou Ann]

He’s so beautiful. Great capture!

[Diana]

Fabulous shot of this beauty.

[Issi Bannerman]

Delightful capture of this colourful creature.

[haskar]

Great close up.

[Casablanca]

I see no purple either, how funny is that! Lovely photo

[Babs]

What a beauty.

[Jennie B.]

great find!

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[Ann Williams]

Beautiful.

[Carole Sandford]

Looks blue & beautiful to me!

[Peter Dulis]

lovely capture ...

[Hope D Jennings]

Beautiful! I agree about the name. I never understood it. But they are beautiful.

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely focus

[Jean]

Beautiful shot!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good catch! Maybe purple shows up when the light hits his wings a certain way. Glad he landed for you- he sure is pretty!

[Linda Godwin]

Glad you are starting to see them, very nice capture!

[Santina]

wow, wonderful shot, I like everything

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[Harbie]

Love his coloring!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful capture fav!