How green am I? by shepherdman

How green am I?

As I strolled along a tree lined footpath not far from home, a vivid yellow butterfly caught my eye, flying across on front of me before disappearing into a hawthorn hedge. The hedge was young, not densely growing, and the landing place of the butterfly was obvious, but when I peered into the hedge, the butterfly had disappeared. Such vivid yellow wings should have been obvious, but of course the butterfly was now displaying leafy green under-wings, less likely to attract the attention of a passing bird, and was only with effort that I spotted it. Even then, I had trouble locating it through my camera lens, and it took a few minutes to get a shot. Having done so, I looked up to see a man lurking behind a bush a few yards away. He was also out for a stroll, and having seen the lead-less dogs, and me obviously otherwise engaged in a hawthorn hedge, decided that discretion was the better part of valour, and waited for me to finish before proceeding, even though the dogs had clearly seen, and ignored, him.
Lovely shot of a Brimstone. Fav
May 10th, 2014  
Fantastic shot. I see you're loving your new lens. Fav
May 10th, 2014  
Great focus on the butterfly, well spotted, good camouflage
May 10th, 2014  
Great capture - fantastic how he blends in!! Fav!!
May 10th, 2014  
Hard shot to get, well done
May 10th, 2014  
Well caught, he is so hard to see.
May 10th, 2014  
Funny about the lurker but I can understand. This is amazing that the butterfly can do this. Great catch!
May 10th, 2014  
Gorgeous, isn't nature amazing!
May 11th, 2014  
Lovely shot and nice camo
May 11th, 2014  
Wonderful, Fav!
May 11th, 2014  
Interesting story and very beautiful butterfly, great colors! I admire!
I wish you happiness!
May 11th, 2014  
Tom
Wonderful capture..well spotted fav
May 12th, 2014  
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