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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: Shortsighted on May 27, 2019, 06:28:52 PM

Title: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Shortsighted on May 27, 2019, 06:28:52 PM

Barely got outside and the first thing that catches my eye is a Swallowtail.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-LfHFb7P/0/05621d21/L/i-LfHFb7P-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-LfHFb7P/A)(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-b6ctxXB/0/7da82e36/L/i-b6ctxXB-L.jpg) (https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-358cgw/i-b6ctxXB/A)

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Ally on May 27, 2019, 08:16:39 PM

?How did you get it to stay still?

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Shortsighted on May 27, 2019, 09:36:46 PM

I hum a Nat Cole classic, say ... something like Poinciana and make certain I do not move.

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Paul O'Toole on May 28, 2019, 06:10:35 AM

Nice shot, looks like dandelions are impotant in early summer for butterflies as well as bees as a source of early food until other flowers emerge.

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Shortsighted on May 28, 2019, 07:43:01 AM

Excellent point. I knew dandelions had a purpose. If it exists at a certain time
it likely has a place in a very big and complex puzzle. I may be becoming more
observant but there seem to be many butterflies this year, if not in actual numbers
but in variety easily spotted.

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Bird Brain on May 30, 2019, 09:57:29 AM

Beautiful!   :D Do you report your sightings to ebutterfly or Ontario Butterflies Google Group?

Title: Re: Black Swallowtail
Post by: Shortsighted on May 30, 2019, 05:35:30 PM

I really only report on this forum.
No immediate reporting ... no mobile phone.