Swallowtail butterfly feeding on lavender blooms...

...I had to follow this rather nice specimen around the garden for a bit before it settled long enough for me to capture it.

[Dawn]

So very beautiful fabulous pov composition fav

[Kareen King]

Beautiful capture, Richard. :) Fav.

[Suzanne]

Beautiful

[Jclaireyp]

Beautiful detail.

[Joanne Diochon]

Lovely shot, your persistence paid off.

[Helen Sanderson]

what a gorgeous shot

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Beautiful shot Richard. Spot on focus. Fav

[Maggiemae]

The yellow of the butterfly goes beautifully with the lavender! Her wings are like stained glass!

[Jane Pittenger]

I just shot one of these beauties too but with a less gorgeous background

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Beautifully captured Richard! FAV!

[Margo]

Excellent FAV

[judith deacon]

Absolutely beautiful Richard, such wonderful detail and perfect DOF.

[Ivan]

Superb...fav

[*lynn]

beautiful image ... the colors are so fabulous! fav

[gloria jones]

Amazing focus...super details, colors

[Mike Gifford]

Nice capture and detail! Fav!

[Liz Hammond]

What a great shot.

[kali]

magnificent

[Kathy]

Beautiful shot of the wingspan.

[Taffy]

WOW -- perfect capture -- fantastic eyes! Great detail in the wings. Wonderful bokeh.

[Carole G]

great capture, bees, butterflies, lavender - my favourites

[Delwyn Barnett]

Awesome capture. It was worth chasing around the garden!!

[Margo Sayer]

Mesmerising, delicate and seeing the proboscus in the lavender is a wonder.
How do such skinny legs support the infrastructure?

[Joan Robillard]

I'd hit fav a couple of times if I could

[Merrelyn]

Beautifully captured, gorgeous colours, fabulous focus and dof :)

[tony gig]

Beautiful detail and shot...Fav

[Carol]

Stunning shot, fav.

[Rosie Kind]

Great shot Fav

[Cindy McFarland]

Beautiful colors and clarity! Fav.

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful light and capture! fav

[Jacquie]

Beautifully done. How fortunate you are to have these in your garden.

[Kate]

What a cool angle - great how he is looking at you!

[Domenico Dodaro]

Eye contact! You didn't miss a shot over the last weeks, mr. S! Chapeau!

[haskar]

Great capture!

[Kim]

Beautiful lighting and colors. Not seeing many butterflies in my neck of the woods this year.