peacock butterfly and agapanthus

After fruitlessly tailing butterflies in the back garden for a few days, what a moment of happiness to find this one in the gardens at Mottisfont which kept still for a few seconds.

[👑 AnaZad]

Gorgeous butterfly and capture.

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Wonderful...

[Graham Thresher]

An amazing detailed capture. Fav

[Carys]

Stunning!

[Beryl Lloyd]

STUNNING CAPTURE !! this is really beautiful Hazel !! A fav

[Hazel]

@beryl

Thanks for your enthusiasm and the fav. I had a wonderful time yesterday getting bee and butterfly shots.

[Hazel]

@thresheg

Thanks for appreciation and fav - macro shots are definitely my favourite shots to take!

[Denise]

What a vibrant showy beauty. FAV for me!

[Sheila G]

Stunning shot, Hazel. Fav

[Hazel]

@denisedaly @sheilag

Thank you, both - is this butterfly conscious of its own beauty, I wonder?!

[Richard Creese]

Amazing, Fav.

[mervyn hobbs]

This is excellent and lovely colours.

[Tracey H-N]

The butterfly matches the flower perfectly. Awesome shot !

[Ivan]

Superb capture, Hazel, love the peacock, when I lived in West Wittering we had buddleias covered with them - but that was long ago! - fav.

[Pat Knowles]

isn't that stunning Hazel...the detail here is extraordinary, how kind of it to keep still!

[Rosie Kind]

Wonderful detail Hazel - Fav

[Hazel]

@ivan

You've reminded me that we also had a buddleia covered with these in Ipswich - and that was also a long time ago! Thanks for fav.

[Hazel]

@rosiekind @richardcreese

Thank you for kind comments and favs!

[Hazel]

@happypat

Thanks, yes Pat, amazing and so kind!

[Hazel]

@carwyn3 @traceyhn

Thank you for looking and commenting - I agree the colours of this butterfly and its flower are great!

[Tremerryn]

Beautiful shot, incredible detail.

[Darren Juden]

Lovely shot Hazel :)
Fav for me too!

[Hazel]

@darrenboyj

Darren, thank you - maybe being in the right place at a lucky time but I was pleased with the detail!

[Hazel]

@tremerryn

Many thanks for your comment!

[Sian B]

Wonderful capture! Fav

[Hazel]

@sianb

Sian, thank you and thanks to this peacock butterfly!

[Judith Greenwood]

Oh amazing!!

[Pyrrhula]

A awesome and very beautiful capture, full of details ,stunting colors and a great close up

[Paula W]

Wow Hazel this is ab fab Hazel!! Big FAV.

[Bep]

Have to fav this, Hazel. Wonderful.

[Hazel]

@judithg @pyrrhula @paulaw @gijsje

Thank you all for interest, comments and favs - a lucky shot finding a butterfly who kept still!

[Paula W]

Not just any butterfly a particularly beautiful one!

[Hazel]

@paulaw

Extra lucky!!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wow, wonderful closeup, Hazel. Fav!

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Wow! Fabulous find and superb capture of this peacock butterfly, has to be a Fav!

[Karin Hirsch]

A fav for me, such clearity its stunning

[Julie Duncan]

Beautiful butterfly and flowers! :)

[Hazel]

@mittens @tishpics @khirsch @juliedduncan

Thank you everybody for your encouraging comments and the favs - the butterfly is the star!!

[Decima F]

How did I miss this, it's gorgeous.

[Paul]

Great shot and amazing colours. After having never heard of this butterfly, this is the second Peacock Butterfly picture I saw on the site in the last 5 minutes.

[Gena Pegg]

Sorry I missed this one....but happy to see it now! Congrats on it being on PP it is so lovely! A great close up and so well composed. I have never had one sit long enough for that. FAV

[Love]

Beautiful! Gorgeous colors!

[Al Bailey]

Stunning capture! .... fav :D

[Rohini Gupta]

Wow, superb. Congrats on pp, this one really deserves it. Fav

[Louise Davies]

Another 'WOW' from me too! Fav!

[Hazel]

@arncliffe @writingdays @willowdragon @siberia @eyesmile @paulie @princessm

Thank you so much to you all for your comments and favs - now this is the shot with the most favs I ever had and more than I ever dreamed of - thanks again!

[Pam Knowler]

Gorgeous Peacock Hazel!! Congrats on PP - well deserved with this shot!! Just catching up after my hols!! Fav!!

[Hazel]

@pamknowler

Ooo thank you for the fav and congrats - this shot excelled any expectations! Hope you had good hols!

[Molly]

What a superb capture - stupendous colours and detail. Fav!

[Hazel]

@dolphin

Molly, thank you - this was the most co-operative butterfly!

[Linda]

Beautiful color and detail! Fav again!

[Hazel]

@linah

Oh wow you are soooo kind - I never had so many favs on a photo before and that's in 18 months of 365.

[Linda]

@quietpurplehaze It really is a perfect shot!

[Daryl O'Hare]

What a beauty in this perfect composition!