After a lot of luck photographing the birds and bees in the backyard, imagine my surprise at catching a butterfly on top of a palm frond in the front garden.
I was surprised that she sat still while I clicked away. I was equally as surprised she was still there after I went inside to retrieve my camera.
If you look closely, however, you’ll see her orange colouring is because she is missing half a wing. She was still alive, I could just discern minor movements now and then. Sadly though, I think she won’t live much longer.
This is my next entry in Becky’s Square in April photo challenge Tops.
CLARE'S COSMOS 
Beautiful photograph, but sad she’s at the end of her life
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I love to see the butterflies in the garden, and our area has had a plague of them lately. I’m just not quick enough to ‘catch’ them.
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a plaque of butterflies. . . if only! Lucky these days if we have a dozen in a whole day
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This usually happens in spring, but for some reason this year, we’ve seen them migrating at the end of summer/beginning of autumn.
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Do they know something we don’t?
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I’m thinking 🤔
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