Although the wind was blowing steadily at about 25 mph when I was shooting these pictures, I couldn’t resist trying to get some photos of this beautiful Western Tiger Swallowtail [1] butterfly. I had been bemoaning the fact that we haven’t had many butterflies in the garden yet this year, and then this guy showed up this morning.
Western Tiger Swallowtail Dorsal View
Western Tiger Swallowtail Side View
Western Tiger Swallowtail Profile
Western Tiger Swallowtail on Coneflower
4 Comments To "Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly"
#1 Comment By Linda MacPhee-Cobb On June 4, 2008 @ 8:35 pm
Those swallowtail photos are amazing! Thanks for posting them.
#2 Comment By Pam/Digging On June 4, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
Beautiful!
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