We’ve had the most cooperative swallowtail in the yard the last few days! It allowed Carol and me to get however close we wanted while it sipped nectar from our butterfly bushes. Carol, true to form, looked up this particular swallowtail online and determined it to be the Two Tailed Swallowtail, Arizona’s state butterfly.
I took dozens of photos of the butterfly, but am partial to this almost out of the frame shot of it checking me out as it drank.
Textured with Kim Klassen’s 2203 for Texture Tuesday.
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What a beautiful capture! I have such a hard time with butterflies because they won’t sit still.
Oh wow, I LOVE this shot and pov! Beautiful background too.
Oh this belongs on your wall, amazing
Awesome shot and great editing!
Fabulous capture and editing !
This image is stunning! Wonderful capture. Love how you edited the crop and your texture work too!
Love the negative space and the placing of the butterfly, awesome background !
Gorgeous!! Perfect capture and editing!
What a great capture and the texture work is fabulous – love!
Really great. It really is checking you out. The background colors go so well with the butterfly.
Beautiful! The edit is just perfect and really enhances the beautiful butterfly.
Very pretty!
Beautiful composition and colors.
Excellent… love this! So beautiful :o)
oh my, stunning. that is my favorite butterfly ever.
Nice picture
beautiful!
This is a really creative POV. I love this shot!