We’ve been in this townhouse for eight years now. And for eight years, I’ve been trying to get pictures of the Yellow Swallowtail butterflies.
I see them every year, but they just move too fast!
I’ve been able to get pictures of the black ones; the little white cabbages; the strong red admirals; and the royal monarchs.
But the yellow swallowtails have remained elusive.
That is… until the other day.
I was out back, taking a break from the day job, and it just flitted on by, and settled on the raspberries. And stayed there.
What a golden beauty!
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Wow….that is a beauty! I’ve never seen one like that. I rarely see butterflies at all anymore but I did see a gorgeous luna moth in flight down by the bay the other day.
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Two years in a row I have seen them on my neighbors plants. So gorgeous!
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I had to smile because the Yellow Swallowtail is the only one I ever saw or photographed when I had a yard full of azaleas. You capture such beauty.
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it’s so beautiful! I haven’t seen any butterflies since we moved here. Lot of them at our old house and the lake though. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Yellow Swallowtail before. Thank you for persevering to get a photo.
Blessings,
Betsy
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Excellent!
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OH Happy for you! !My sister had them in Minnesota. I think we need more blossoms here and we will get them like last year. They are stunning with that touch of blue.
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Beautiful! My friend held one in the park last week. I think it was injured. She moved it off the grass so it wouldn’t get stepped on.
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Beautiful photo of a very high energy butterfly!
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