Orange tip butterfly

[nanila]

There are at least two orange tips battling it out for ownership of our garden. I hardly ever see them settle because they're always sparring, so catching one perched fleetingly on an iris leaf was a rare pleasure.

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[shirebound]

I've tried to snap butterflies before, and rarely get them motionless. What a beauty.

[nanila]

I spent the better part of an afternoon waiting for one of them to settle whilst working in the garden. I'd put my trowel aside, grab my camera, follow them around and then 99% of the time walk back to my digging spot after a minute without having pressed the shutter release once!