A Rare Treat.. Tiger Swallowtail by lucindawind

Photography • Insects • posted on Jul 29, 2010

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well its a treat for me ..Ive never seen one of these ever in my life .. I was photographing and thinking ( I cant see without glasses on too well ) ..this is strange ..its a really light yellow Monarch butterfly ...when I got home and checked my photos out then I saw the belly of yellow and black stripes ... I didnt know what it was so I checked google for it and found out ... I think they are so pretty .. the caterpillar for these butterflies are really cool also . . it looks like they they have eyes lol thanks for visiting and commenting :

Comments (36)

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flora-crassella

9:04AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

a wonderful picture!!!!!!!

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tofi

9:06AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

So very pretty; and a definite treat for me as well! Even though the summer has come; believe it or not, I have not encountered even one of these, much less a butterfly! So very pretty and precious an insect.... I do love the flowers as well, most interesting type! Exceptional colours and presentation!

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Richardphotos

9:09AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

they can be seen here occasionally but I have only seen maybe 20 times.they use to fly by my house but never would land. stunning macro

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anas300

9:27AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Wow beautiful i love this pic.

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jendellas

9:31AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

I haven't seen one either, so thankyou for this beautiful butterfly!!!!

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Digitaleagle

9:42AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Excellent POV beautifully composed and wonderful use of color and detail, awesome clarity!

BorisB

9:47AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

A wonderful presentation!!

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DAVER2112

10:15AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Wonderful image! :)

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mistressotdark

10:28AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

very pretty!!!

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X-PaX

10:33AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Very nice capture.

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kenmo

10:39AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Fantastic macro....

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clbsmiley

11:29AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Superb my dear.

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tennesseecowgirl

11:38AM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Beautiful shot ~

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Meisiekind

12:58PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Gorgeous butterfly and image Lu! Well done indeed!

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carlx

12:59PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Amazing close-up!!!!!!!

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MrsRatbag

1:11PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

I used to see these all the time as a child, not so much now. Beautiful capture!

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durleybeachbum

1:32PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

GORGEOUS! What a great surprise you had!

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cfulton

2:25PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Lucky you! Great compo, Clive

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GBCalls

2:51PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

Glad you found it. Excellent Lu!

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KarmaSong

2:55PM | Thu, 29 July 2010

A gorgeous capture of this butterfly we call 'machaon' in the French language. There used to be plenty of them around home when I was a child, but they gradually disappear, owing to the general use of pesticides in the neighbouring fields in the countryside. This species has become extremely rare nowadays, which is sad...This is a superb shot you've done here, of this tiger swallowtail.

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