This is the first time I've captured pictures of a female Eastern Black Swallowtail in our butterfly garden. Don't you just love the polka-dotted body?
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Madame Butterfly
When a rumble of thunder startled me into running outside to bring sheets in off the clothesline this afternoon, I wasn't even thinking about butterflies. A few minutes later, though, the sight of this new visitor sent me flying inside for the camera.
This is the first time I've captured pictures of a female Eastern Black Swallowtail in our butterfly garden. Don't you just love the polka-dotted body?


I've added these and other pictures to my Butterfly Gallery on Flickr. Check them out!
This is the first time I've captured pictures of a female Eastern Black Swallowtail in our butterfly garden. Don't you just love the polka-dotted body?
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butterflies,
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Great captures! I love the polka dotted body.
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