Wow. We were eating breakfast in our Garden when this bugger flew in and settled on a branch... I took some pictures with my Telephoto lens and here's 3 of the best ones...

http://martinnike.fotopic.net/c1022443.html

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The colours were incredible on this animal - breathtaking.

Wonderful pictures Leofric!
I was in Cambridgeshire at the weekend and I have never seen so many butterflies. dragonflies and damselflies of all sizes and colours.
Unfortunately, they never sat still long enough for me to photograph!