Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) (+PiP)

What a beautiful image: stunning colours and wonderful details.
I think I like the PiP (a little bit) more.

Thank you kind sir............your lovely comments are much appreciated.

love the amazing clarity and the color contrast!
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Thank you very much Annemarie.

Two excellent macros, I especially the soft green bokeh contrasted with the blues of the sea holly and the warm orange of the butterfly.

Thanks for your well thought out comments..........always appreciated. I'm glad you like this images Gudrun.

J'adore le PiP avec ces détails fabuleux.
Top macros Keith***

Thanks vey much Jean-louis.

Cracking shots, Keith. Amazing clarity and light. I think I like the PiP even more….
Fabulous work!

I'm pleased you like these two shots Diana............many thanks.

The butterfly contrasts beautifully with the sea holly Keith. I love the colours and detail and the PiP is even more beautiful!! Your focus is perfect and I love the out of focus background. Let's hope we soon get many varieties of butterflies in our gardens!

Happy Wednesday Keith.

Thank you Rosa.........Sea Holly seems to be attaractive to a lot of different insects and I spent ages near this particular patch.

My buddleia have started flowering now, so I'm hoping for more butterflies in my garden.

Wow,der hat sich da ja auch eine sehr schöne Pflanze ausgesucht lieber Keith,mit sehr schönen Farben und Details hast du diesen Schmetterling fotografiert,ganz tolle Nahaufnahmen sind das,bei mir wird dieser Schmetterling Kleiner Fuchs benannt :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thanks Güni........the Sea Holly seems to attract all sorts of insects, so I spent quite a bit of time in the vicinity of this patch. Glad you like these two photos and thanks for letting me know the Little Fox name!

Enjoy the rest of your week.

The butterfly and the colours are splendid**************************

Glad you think so Roséha............many thanks!

Fantastic capture, Keith !

Thank you very much Ulrich!

A pair of special images Keith! The butterfly is perfectly positioned and the colour contrast with the Sea Holley is delightful, Both enhanced by the superb light and the wonderful bokeh,
Detail and clarity are both top-notch with the pip especially easy on the eye!

Such wonderful comments Roger.............and very much appreciated. Thank you so much.

Nice catch, Keith!

Thank you kind sir!

Oh wow Keith - what a glorious photo of this sweet little butterfly on top of these amazing sea hollies. The PiP is brilliant - such a great macro - you can even see the hairs on its body.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Jenny...........I'm glad you like the photos.

All of the above.

Thank you kind sir! Much appreciated.

Très beau il est... plus que toi....!
Ohhhh je te taquine mon ami Keith , que je remercie au passage pour sa fidélité
de visites et sa gentillesse

Ha, ha............I've never claimed to be handsome Roland.........

Glad you like these photos and thanks for your kind comments.

This is amazingly beautiful and enhanced by the blurred thistle on foreground **********************

Thank you so much Isabel..........greatly appreciated.

Great use of square format Keith!

Thank you Frank............good of you to drop by!

Vraiment magnifique

Thank you kind sir!

Ein wunderbarer Falter! Ich mag auch die blaue Distel.

Glad you like them Wilhelm..........much appreciated.

Two beautiful shots. The colours are lovely.

Thanks very much Eunice...........kind of you to say so!

Verry good, my friend! Have a nice time! Soon it's the weekend! :-))