Flighty Whitey

A Small White Butterfly perches neatly on a tuft of purple Verbena bonariensis. The tiny flowers cluster together to form a bouquet of nectar rich blooms, and the creamy white Butterly rests on them as if posing for us. One inky black spot marks their veined triangular wings.

This little one was a real challenge to photograph. Small Whites never seem to be still for more than a few seconds, and I haven’t a hope of tracking them or often even noticing them. But this one basically landed in my frame, once, then twice. Thank heavens for continuous high speed drive mode, is all I can say.