Am I clear for landing??

This was a "happy accident". I was taking a shot of the wildflower and the butterfly came in to visit the flower. This is a White Prickly Poppy, and was growing among the Indian Blankets along the fence. The yellow sap has been used by Native Americans for medicenal purposes. Records of it's use date back to the Aztecs. For more info, here is a web page:
http://npsot.org/wp/story/2011/1936/
I have been unable to identify the butterfly.
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[Kerri]

Beautiful! Love it

[Javada]

This is an amazing capture!

[Yvonne]

Incredible capture!!!!

[Bankmann]

Wow; very cool catch! Perfect moment. And it doesn't hurt that the colours came out so crisp, either. ;-)

[Pam Hawkes]

Wonderful bonus!. Great shot.

[Maggiemae]

Do you think this gorgeous yellow butterfly knew there was a yellow centred poppy to pop in and visit? Or did he think it was one of him!

[Maggiemae]

@maggiemae - oh, and fav!

[bkb in the city]

nice capture

[Lorella]

so beautiful and coordinated!

[Lynn]

Wonderful "accident"!! Lovely shot.

[Kathy Burzynski]

This is so cool! Love how the butterfly matches the center of the bloom. Very, very, nice

[Ramesh Chand]

this is very soft flower....cool....

[ladyjane]

Great timing!

[Bobbyj]

such a great capture! very colourful too!

[Jaap Meijer]

Even matching colors!

[Livia]

You've captured a beautiful moment! Awesome shot. 8)

[Sabine]

in exactly the right spot at the right time ! Wonderful capture.

[Deanna Broderick]

wonderful

[Robin]

What a wonderful surprise for you. The flower is beautiful enough but to capture such a lovely butterfly by accident is the icing on the cake.

[Taephy]

Very pretty flower and butterfly....wonderful capture!

[Birgit]

Great capture.

[Pat Knowles]

You have caught this beautifully Linda ...you are a master at these captures !!! Oh for some sun & butterflies here !!

[Bill South]

Fantastic timing and colors!

[michelle mcintyre]

Another fantastic capture - l agree with Pat ...you are a master at these shots!!

[Debbi M]

Wow, wonderful capture. This is really nice!

[Pyrrhula]

I agree with all the comments. SUPER.

[santina]

very beautiful flower, and great shot

[Anke Sudfield]

Defenitly a FAV

[Disha Parekh]

Great action shot! Well done.

[Michel Dumas]

Great shot.

[Linda]

@ankesudfield Thank you and thank you for the favs on my photos! I appreciate it.

[Linda]

@maggiemae Thank you for the fav and comment! He really was attracted to the yellow for some reason.

[Linda]

@kerristephens @kittenshark @yonnie @bankmann @pamfromcalgary @bkbinthecity @lorella @lynniboppers @myhrhelper @pawar_ramesh @ladyjane @bobbyj @djepie @myautofocuslife @sabine @deebug Thank you for viewing and your so kind comments, I appreciate you!

[Linda]

@happypat Thank you, Pat! You are so kind to me, I appreciate it. There are more butterflies this year than I have seen in a very long time.

[Linda]

@billsouth Thank you Bill!
@michelle58 Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate them!
@debbim @pyrrhula @tobi Thank you all for your kind comments! I appreciate it.

[saskia]

Nice timing!

[Linda]

@vaugdds Thank you!

[Paula x2 Brumbe]

I adore poppies, but capturing the butterfly coming in for a landing is fantastic

[Carole Imes]

Totally amazing capture! And the butterfly matches the yellow in the flower. How cool is that? Fav!

[Catherine W.]

Amazing you got the butterfly in such great focus when you weren't even aimed at him! Fav!!!

[naladka]

I love the yellow color coordination :)

[Wilkesie]

What a fantastic shot!

[Monica G]

Holy amazing how cool to get the butterfly still in flight!! FAV!!

[Linda]

@cimes1 @wannabe @sexywitch Thank you for the comments and the favs on my "Am I clear for landing" shot! I appreciate it!

[Linda]

@wilkesie Thank you for viewing and your comment!
@naladka Thank you for your visit and comment!
I appreciate everyone for viewing, commenting and fav'ing.

[Mick]

That's a really great shot and a happy coincidence - even the colours match :)

[Giffy]

haha love the photobombs that work out like this

[Lyn]

This is stunning! The yellows are amazing. . .