Thursday Butterfly Day Tiger Swallowtail
Caught this tiger swallowtail with my zoom lens.
I always seem to find these guys on purple flowers.
This one had a slightly battered tail, i wonder how far it had been flying. I rarely find swallowtail butterflies with intact tails on their wings. Happy #butterflyday @whatisnew
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That's because swallowtails are also butterflies with a life-cycle that is tied to milkweed plants
Cool i was wondering what flower that was. Seems we have orange, pink and purple milkweeds around here.
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I love these beauties and I love your photos. I don't see many with tails intact either. Birds try to grab them by their tails but the butterflies are able to get away. Better than trying to grab them by the head since they probably wouldn't survive. Happy #butterflyday to you also @sketch.and.jam! : )
Waoo. Beautiful photos. Beautiful butterfly.
Thanks :-)
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