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  • Giant Swallowtail Butterfly: Up and Away!

    The Giant Swallowtails once again returned to the Butterfly Bush at the front window this year:

    Giant Swallowtail - Liftoff
    Giant Swallowtail – Liftoff

    Their wings never stop fluttering while they feed:

    Giant Swallowtail - feeding
    Giant Swallowtail – feeding

    I’ve never seen butterfly wings in this position:

    Giant Swallowtail - Downstroke
    Giant Swallowtail – Downstroke

    All hand-held with the Sony DSC-H5 and no additional lenses. The top picture was underexposed by two stops to remove the background. The bottom picture has fill flash in addition to full sun backlight.