One of my neighbors, fellow blogger Cindy Dyer, now has lavender blooming in her garden. It smells wonderful and this Cabbage White butterfly (Pieris rapae) seemed to be really enjoying it earlier this afternoon.
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I love the detail in the wings! Rarely get to see them so close up! 🙂
Thanks. Normally these little white butterflies keep moving and it’s tough to get a shot, but this one seemed to like the lavender so much that it let me get close enough to get a decent shot with my 100mm macro lens.
nice photo!
Thanks. Photo opportunities like this keep me returning to my neighbor’s garden often.
Butterflys are such exceptionally beautiful creatures. I love the detail on your Cabbage White butterfly photo.
Thanks, Charlie. I was happy that the butterfly was in the shade a bit, which helped me to keep from blowing out the details in the white body.
Striking colours on a nice shot.
Nice macro!