Small Heath Butterfly.

[JohnP]

It's a shame about the buttercup on the left, it rather spoils the image. I did ask the butterfly to move a bit but it wasn't listening..    Anyway I wasn't going to miss getting a shot as I've not photographed this very small butterfly before.

 

 

 

Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM 
Sigma Ringflash, 1/250s f/32.0 at 100.0mm iso400

[annie]

I have seen only an orange tip so far this year....weeks ago.

[NannyFerret]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that talks to the little  creatures (and birds, plants and just about anything that might listen.  (hubby is deaf) tut.

 

At least you got an un-blurred shot of a butterfly, which is more than I have managed this year.

[Heather]

thats lovely John, i havent seen hardly any butterflies at all this year so far

[fuzzyedges]

Well thats a nice clear shot would not a crop have helped get rid of the offending flower?

 

This is the only place where flutterbys and catterpillars live for me, very very little round here

[JohnP]

Well thats a nice clear shot would not a crop have helped get rid of the offending flower?

 

This is the only place where flutterbys and catterpillars live for me, very very little round here

 

Fuzzy... I've already done a crop, I didn't want to crop any more. I'll keep the photo as it's the only one I have of this species to date. Maybe I'll get a better shot one day.