This little butterfly almost went unnoticed in the shadows of this evergreen tree. I was actually trying to get a shot of a bird when I spotted him. His camouflage was working pretty well! :)
Terrific shot, Dan! Wow, what a great find. You go out looking for one thing and find something else. That's happened to me too. This butterfly really has great camouflage and you have captured him very well so we can all see him now! LOL
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Thanks everyone, and I did some searching on the net. As near as I can tell this is called a "tortoise shell butterfly". Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong ! C):-)
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this is gorgeous Daniel and one of your best ever photographs - it is on my desktop and in my favourites! I love the focus on the butterfly or moth and the blurriness behind him - very subtle and all the colours blend ....... I am just trying to say I like it a lot!
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