My Shot of the Day: Feeding on the Lilac Bushes

I’m finally back and nearly home. I’ll have more from France and Finland in the coming weeks. It is spring time in Colorado. Fabulous.

I shot this hungry guy this morning on my father’s lilac bushes in Pueblo, Colorado.  He/she is a Vanessa cardui, a very common butterfly, known as the Painted Lady in Europe, or the Cosmopolitan in North America.

After breakfast I hit the last leg of the trip – the drive to Taos and a reunion with my kids. I cant wait.

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painted lady butterfly

Moths lilacs