During transitional periods throughout the year, I like to capture images that include elements of the season that is ending and of the season that is beginning. Last Friday I took this photo of a Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) that has some foliage in the background that was in the process of changing colors. Though the leaves on which the butterfly is perched are still green, the reds and oranges of the background provide a foretaste of the future, a foreshadowing sign of what is yet to come.
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Mike Powell 
I love the butterfly and the hint of autumn you included Mike. Super photo!
You seem to have a special place for buckeyes where you live. Beautiful shot, too.
Thanks, Gary. We do seem to have quite a few buckeyes, especially at this time of the year.
You’re, welcome, Mike. I have yet to see to see them in Minnesota. I know they’re in the state so I keep hoping one day I will!
I love the way the wonderful warm, autumnal hues of the butterfly are echoed in the colours in the background and the way the sheen and waxy visual texture of the leaves contrasts with the velvety softness of the butterfly’s wings.
Excellent shot Mike. Sometimes it’s good to include some habitat.
Oh, my, Mike—just beautiful!