The day is almost over but wait … there’s still time to post a macro!

Featured: a Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) on a Butterfly Bush (Buddleja dividii).

Funny story: I bought the Butterfly Bush a few years ago and kept it in a pot on our deck for a long while. Although its blooms were profuse, I never saw any butterflies on it. Then we decided to plant it in our garden area (it was getting way too big for a pot). A year goes by. It blooms. Still no butterflies.

Until yesterday.

This skipper was so focused on feeding that I was able to take several photos.

Good things come to those who wait.