Dismal Butterfly

The Missus and I went to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. It's a 133,000 acre area of a swamp that used to be over one million acres.

There were a lot of butterflies around. Tiny little blue ones and medium-sized orange ones, neither of which would settle anyplace nearby for a picture. This mourning cloak butterfly was kind enough to pose for me.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Gorgeous butterfly even tho the wings are a bit damaged.