Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Black Swallowtail Butterfly #WordlessWednesday

Usually, butterflies torment me. Either they don't get close to me, or they aren't close to me long enough to make for a good pictures.

Last week, this eastern black swallowtail butterfly was so intent on feeding on a milkweed plant that it didn't care that I was getting closer and closer to it.  


Making the approach.

Somehow, some of these pictures ended up sideways and I forgot to edit this one to make it upright.

Lunchtime!

Closer...

Yum.  And she finally got the right side up on this photo!
 
I'm thinking this is a male, but I'm too new to the butterfly ID world to know for sure.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.

 

19 comments:

  1. Wonderful pictures. I haven't seen a butterfly that pretty in a very long time.

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  2. ...beautiful, I haven't seen one yet this year.

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  3. Nice captures, it sure is pretty!

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  4. We participate in weekly butterfly monitoring, and this swallowtail is one we have seen a lot lately.

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  5. Beautiful and great pictures of it!! Now I am curious how to tell a female butterfly from a male one :)

    betty

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  6. How pretty! I like to imagine you sneaking up on a butterfly to get the photos!

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  7. They are so beautiful. So delicate and beautiful.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  8. Love these pictures. I couldn't survive without the "zoom in" feature on my I-phone. So fun getting super close!

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  9. You were very lucky in doing these images.
    And now we are lucky to admire them!
    Thank you and Happy WW!

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  10. We LOVE butterflies but have many fewer than when Dad was a kid

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  11. Lovely butterfly photos! We just have Yellow Swallowtails here.

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  12. Yay, you got a butterfly pic! A new profile pic? This is a cause for celebration.

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  13. I love nature.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  14. Successful photos, and the butterfly is a miracle!

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