Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Giant Swallowtail #WordlessWednesday

This was a first for me.

I thought I saw two swallowtail butterflies having a, shall we say, romantic moment while fluttering around some tall phlox and glads.

But it wasn't two butterflies.

Once the butterfly started to alight on the flowers, I did a quick ID with my iPhone's built in bug/plant/landmark ID app within the Photos app.

Giant Swallowtail butterfly. 

How beautiful. 

I've only seen a handful of butterflies this year.  I hope this is a sign that this is about to change.

The giant swallowtail isn't endangered-not yet.

Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday. 

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15 comments:

  1. My GBGV LifeAugust 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM

    Pretty butterflies. We haven't seen any here yet. Hopefully they will be around soon.

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  2. TomAugust 13, 2025 at 7:12 AM

    ...Alana, I wish you many butterflies.

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  3. songbird's crazy worldAugust 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM

    Beautiful

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  4. an artist reflectsAugust 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM

    Lovely photos of the beautiful butterfly ~ thanks,
    an artist reflects

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  5. SandeeAugust 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM

    Beautiful indeed. I've not seen a butterfly this year either, but with all the landscaping going on here they probably are elsewhere.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  6. Debbie D. August 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM

    Beautiful capture, Alana! ♥ We don't see many butterflies here.

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  7. tz_gardenAugust 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM

    Beautiful! I love seeing them, one of the first that show up here.

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  8. Dorothy BordersAugust 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM

    Giant Swallowtails have been pretty plentiful in my backyard recently and that is a very happy thing.

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  9. LisaAugust 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM

    Wow, how lucky! I have cabbage whites, and a few of our swallowtails this year. Not many around.

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  10. Mary KirklandAugust 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM

    I love the colors.

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  11. SuzanaAugust 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM

    What a beautiful sign, this butterfly!
    Fantastic images with this flower.
    Happy WW, Alana! A fine week!❤️😘

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  12. Liz A.August 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM

    There have been so many butterflies around me lately. Not quite the swarms we had a few years back, but I've noticed a definite uptick in sightings. But I hear their populations are down. I wish you many more butterflies.

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  13. Memories of Eric and FlynnAugust 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful butterfly and flowers.

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  14. Sharon WagnerAugust 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM

    I've been seeing lots of butterflies as well. The august flowers are keeping bugs happy!

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  15. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzAugust 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM

    One of my favorite butterflies. (BTW, my husband and I call those romantic moments "dating," if you want to use a naturalist term. lol)

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