It took a while, but we are seeing a few more Black Swallowtail Butterflies now. This is another female. You have to love the details here .. so very cool.
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This is a female Black Swallowtail. Sometimes nature does not show up in places that allow for a 'perfect' photo. I think that is what makes nature photography great ... the photos of nature are not perfect. Sometimeme you find wildlife where this is less than great lighting, a blades of grass or trees in the way. You see, wildlife does not show up in places where you can get that 'perfect' photo. All that said, viewing nature is so very perfect.
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We are starting to see more swallowtail butterflies now. This is a Black Swallowtail . They are so beautiful. This one is a female. Cool!
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I have been chasing swallowtail butterflies around for a few weeks but seems they don't welcome a photo. Maybe they are just shy 😱.
I was finaly successful .. I photographed this female Black Swallowtail a few days ago. Beautiful. Be sure to click the link .. I found this to be a very informative source.
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I had to share this series of photos. I saw this female Black Swallowtail Butterfly while we were hiking earlier this week. The male is much darker and maybe where the ‘black’ in the name comes from.
Back to the story: While I was photographing her, I saw this carpenter bee on the coneflower next door. He slowly worked his way to the top. As he crested the top of the cone and in an instant, she flew away. I was trying to capture a photo of both of them on the top of there respective flowers but she was having none of it. It almost appears that the bee was happy about ‘chasing’ her away. He even walked out to the end of the flower in her direction as she took off. It was funny. See the photos below ...
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