Another butterfly at the monastery by Helen Betts

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24-Aug-2025

Another butterfly at the monastery

This was the first butterfly we saw at the Franciscan Monastery in Northeast DC. I had to follow it all over the flower bed but finally managed to get a shot of it. I don’t know much about butterflies, but maybe a swallowtail of some sort?

Raindrops overtake the blossoms, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/500s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso160 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Carl Carbone		30-Aug-2025 00:08
Wonderful shot of this swallowtail.

Pierre		28-Aug-2025 10:24
Un papillon d'une grande netteté dans un magnifique décor! V

Tom LeRoy		28-Aug-2025 08:26
A fine catch of this very nice Swallowtail. I've not encountered one at all this year. V

Nirvan Hope		28-Aug-2025 04:24
A perfect capture of this gorgeous swallowtail.

Jeff Real		27-Aug-2025 21:30
This is really magnificent work! I love this beauty! V

Julie Oldfield		27-Aug-2025 18:33
The detail on this is just stunning. V

pkocinski		27-Aug-2025 11:45
Nicely done.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		27-Aug-2025 06:53
Fantastic shot of this beatiful butterfly, love the setting. V

Arnie Peterschmidt		27-Aug-2025 04:54
Brilliant capture!

Dennis Hoyne		27-Aug-2025 00:43
A great catch of this beauty!

Hank Vander Velde		27-Aug-2025 00:21
Beautiful sharp image of a beautiful butterfly Helen.

janescottcumming		26-Aug-2025 23:56
He looks very industrious here. Beautiful! V

Bill Klein		26-Aug-2025 23:01
Excellent capture! BV!

Isabel Cutler		26-Aug-2025 21:45
Super capture. Nice that you saw a colorful one! V.

Nestor Derkach		26-Aug-2025 19:52
Very nice capture of this Tige Swallow tail . Nice detail excellent pose bokeh smooth. Vote

Dan Opdal		26-Aug-2025 19:40
This is so beautiful and wonderful use of depth of field! V

hayl		26-Aug-2025 19:12
Excellent photo of this beauty.

Apostolos Tikopoulos		26-Aug-2025 18:41
Amazing close up, excellent details. V

globalgadabout		26-Aug-2025 18:14
whatever its formal name, it retains a formidable presence in your alert capture..

Denise J T Lee		26-Aug-2025 14:57
Another wonderful capture in your collection ! ~VVV~

Dwight Rankine		26-Aug-2025 14:36
Beautiful shot! BBV

Marcia Rules		26-Aug-2025 14:30
Terrific shot! This creature is hard at work ~VVV~

William Barletta		26-Aug-2025 14:21
Excellent capture ~V~

Gerard KOEHL		26-Aug-2025 13:58
Splendide. V

joseantonio		26-Aug-2025 13:27
great shot not always easy (I would say difficult) And I know from experience.V

Claude Gagnon		26-Aug-2025 13:12
Another so nice and colorful shot Helen :)) V