Surprises do come with the small things...

Was trying to shoot this wildflower, one I've not seen before, and I got a lovely surprise. Not a great shot and I was in black and white mode, but I'll take it. =)

[JackieR]

Serendpitous!! Brilliant shot!! Well done

[Milanie]

Great detail on that butterfly

[Mags]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you, Jackie.

@milaniet Thanks, Milanie.

[Renee Salamon]

Beautifully captured, surprise or no

[Corinne C]

Wonderful composition, so many things to see in this pic! Big Fav

[Danette Thompson]

Interesting elements!

[Larry Steager]

Love the processing and use of light.

[Mags]

@rensala Thank you very much, Renee.

@corinnec Thank you so much, Corinne.

@danette Thank you, Danette.

@larrysphotos Thank you, Larry.

[Jane Pittenger]

Great light and photobomber

[Mags]

@jgpittenger Thank you, Jane.

[LManning (Laura)]

I love it in b&w.

[Mags]

@ljmanning Thank you very much, Laura.

[amyK]

This is lovely in b&w; the lighting is beautiful

[Diana]

What a great shot with wonderful light!

[moni kozi]

Oh wow! This is wonderful

[Susan Wakely]

Such a lovely capture.

[Pam]

The lighting on the wings is wonderful! Beautiful in black and white!

[Mags]

@amyk Thank you very much, Amy.

@ludwigsdiana Thank you so much, Diana.

@monikozi Thank you, Monica.

@wakelys Thank you, Susan.

@pamalama Thank you, Pam.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful looking B&W shot.

[Thom Mitchell]

Looks like a Gulf Fritillary, one of the most beautiful butterflies IMHO.
Sadly, they never come as far as me. :(
https://bugguide.net/node/view/567/data
» Iowa: one sighting ever on BugGuide.
» Missouri: one sighting ever on BugGuide.
» Indiana: two sightings ever on BugGuide.
» Ohio: two sightings ever on BugGuide.
» Illinois: zero sightings on BugGuide.
I did post one, https://365project.org/rhoing/365/2019-09-30 -- from a visit to Hilton Head!
Turns out the Gulf Fritillary has undergone some *very*-recent taxonomical changes! https://bugguide.net/node/view/567#synonyms

[Mags]

@mittens Thank you so much, Marilyn.

@rhoing Thank you, Thom. I had no idea!

[haskar]

Beautiful shot and lovely processing.

[Mags]

@haskar Thank you so much, Haskar.

[MamaBec]

Fantastic capture.

[Mags]

@mamabec Thank you.