I finally saw a butterfly to photograph this year. I’ve hardly seen any out and about this year, and those that I saw were not during times that I could photograph. Unfortunately it was so windy that the plant it was on was swinging wildly all over the place, so it is not a very good photograph. I probably wouldn’t even post it, if not for the fact that I didn’t have any butterflies on here yet.
It is a Viceroy (Limenitis archippus). Back when I used to paint, I used to sometimes paint Viceroys. Sorry the photo isn’t better. If you’d seen the wind, you would wonder how I even got this shot. LOL
Hopefully I can get some better butterfly photos in the future.
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Great shot! Trying to photograph butterflies in the wind is a challenge
I think the Viceroy is the one that mimics the Monarch. Do you know if that’s right? I have to get my book out. My memory sure is frustrating. I used to know so many of the butterflies. Also, I got a great shot of a Zebra Swallowtail on Milkweed recently. It stayed for a while, loving that flower’s nectar. It’s on my Green Healing Notes blog. I love it! I went back two days later and it was still around, but wouldn’t stop for anything. Just flew around like crazy from one flower garden to the next. I think it was in butterfly heaven