Butterflies: Just pictures

I don't often get to photograph butterflies.  The one time that I did, I was at a butterfly park which enclosed the butterflies in a fine mesh gazebo.   Most of the time I don't see very many butterflies and in the wild they simply don't  hold still often unless they are warming up in the sun, feeding on a flower or drinking water on the ground.   Their little wings beat so fast that I would need a faster shutter speed than my current setting allows and by the time I have changed the setting on my camera the butterfly is usually gone.  This year however, I really lucked out and got some fairly decent pictures to share.

Little Blue

Painted Lady

Gray Copper

 Fritillary

Mourning Cloak

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

As I learn about these butterflies, I will let you know what I discover about these beauties.  In the meantime...

 Enjoy,

Susan