The Giant Swallowtail Butterfly is much more common down here than up in Northern NY, but it is just as exciting to see here as it was there. My first one showed up yesterday.
He was a flighty big guy.
Swishing around the garden was his thing!
I think the Giant Swallowtail is one of my favorites!
He was a flighty big guy.
Swishing around the garden was his thing!
I think the Giant Swallowtail is one of my favorites!For a super special treat, if you haven't already, please go visit My Bird Tales...
well everyone but Julie.
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this is so cool. You have really captured this butterfly
Twitch little guys, eh? I can tell that you had just too much fun (if that is possible) shooting these. :)
Eve:
How did you get these photos without scaring the butterfly away ? I thought the noise from the motorcycle would have scared it away, or did you park farther away ?
did you know you only have HALF the miles as Kari ?
bob
Wet Coast Scootin
Thanks Kerry!
Thanks Steve...I did! I've learned to embrace the flitter!!
Yes Bob!! I'm trying to work on the miles thing!! Don't rub it in!! hahahaha!
Those are all great captures Eve :) I love how we can see how much the wings were moving.
Wow Evie, this is such a beautiful butterfly and fabulous photos you have taken.
I'm so jealous of your pictures--They really are great!!! I saw a Swallowtail last weekend that I chased around and could never get it to sit still for a moment--Like me, it was on a mission!! Enjoy your weekend!!!
Beautiful flutter Eve are far more colourful than anything I saw today FAB.
What a lovely series of photo...I am so enjoying everyone's spring captures..like big gulps of fresh air!!
He is a beautiful Swallowtail Evis. I like the idea of him swishing around the gardens of Sunny Side Up :) I checked out My Bird Tales. Cool blog. We saw our first Hummer today at the Columbine during lunch on the porch :)
Aren't butterflies beautiful? Such color and form. We don't see Swallowtails here but we have others. I will pay more attention because of your post. Thanks.
So pretty!
And the background of flowers is perfect!
Hi Eve! It looks like this beautiful butterfly didn't want to pose for you! I'm glad that you perservered though and got some great shots!
Did you set the shutter speed on purpose to show some motion or did it just work out that way? The wing blur adds a lot to the shots.
Right now I'm at the point where it's a happy accident if I capture that!
Thanks Dan,
I usually keep my camera set on AV and it's usually on around f/5.6. (unless I'm really wanting to get something specific) I really didn't take the time to set it...I just wanted to get picture before it took off. These photos were taken at f/6.3 at 1/125sec. ISO was 400. I like the way they came out, even tho they arent perfect. Glad you like them too. The really blurry one was a combo of him moving and me moving.
These are great! I haven't seen too many butterflies yet except the sulphurs and white ones. It looks beautiful in those flowers.
Eve the photos of the Swallowtail are beautiful. One needs to have a lot of patiences to capture these great shots, I lack in that department. I'm sorry, foxes are evil, beautiful to look at, but evil. Just ask Gladys!
Love your swallowtail pictures. Good work!
How beautiful it is this Giant Swallowtail. We rarely see the swallowtail in Denmark, only very few reports each year, it has disappeared as a breeding butterfly here - and is now only a wanderer in warm weather and east wind. I have always wanted to see one. Beautiful photos. Thank you.
Kind regards and have a nice week-end
Thyra `:)
One of my FAV butterflies!
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