Photographer: Ed Finney, Sarasota, Fla.

Autumn In The Air NEXT | START OVER | PREVIOUS Here is one of the beautiful but disgruntled suitors trying his hardest to break up the happy couple by actually flying into the joined pair at high speed. I watched for maybe three-quarters of an hour, and the competition continued for all the time that I was out there. Later I came back around and saw one butterfly sitting on the limb; I think it was the female. But before I could get a good look, she was gone. There were no males in the area. Submit a picture. Copyright © 2004 Consolidated Publishing Co.