Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

This is one huge swallowtail. I saw him from inside my house fly bya nd land in our bush. He is hurt as you will see only one piece of his tail is there.

They have a wing span of 3.5-6.5 inches (9-16.5 cm).

They are called Swallowtail butterflies because of the "tail" that mimics those of the swallow bird.

Ok just some neat facts. and this so far has been my best photo of the 2006 summer season

Zoya

Created by: Zoya.

Tools Used: Fuji finepix S5100

Created on: June 10 2006

Image Views: 183

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Image Number: 25381

Comments:

on Jun 3, 2007 at 7:51 PM said:

Great capture on this one. Wonderful Detail

Lilly in PA on Jun 22, 2006 at 9:39 AM said:

very nice photo although should have been on a flower. Great none the less :)

on Jun 20, 2006 at 4:11 PM said:

Beautiful photo.

Mary on Jun 14, 2006 at 1:51 PM said:

Gorgeous photo wonderful detail as well

on Jun 13, 2006 at 10:21 PM said:

c'est magnique

Patti on Jun 12, 2006 at 10:14 PM said:

wonderfully composed clear photo. I love it

Whittler from Maine on Jun 11, 2006 at 8:06 PM said:

WOW!! what a great shot.

Lisa on Jun 11, 2006 at 3:26 PM said:

Great photo from you tam.. too early to say your best shot. we will just to watch and see

on Jun 11, 2006 at 12:53 PM said:

beautiful butterfly photo

Leigh Ann on Jun 11, 2006 at 11:17 AM said:

Love this photo. and the neat facts you put up here. this is what it should all be about. learning and enjoying. Keep them coming.

Zoya on Jun 11, 2006 at 11:03 AM said:

Thank you. I was actually able to get close enough to macro him. I hope to get many more this year.

Talsi from Western NOrth Carolina USA on Jun 11, 2006 at 9:04 AM said:

Great butterfly shot.

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 11, 2006 at 9:02 AM said:

Great closeup of the butterfly!!!

Carol

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 11, 2006 at 12:02 AM said:

Great Shot, Tam! It does look huge too. Good for you, capturing that. We don't see that many butterflies around here for some strange reason. Maybe we encourage too many birds and maybe that keeps the butterflies away?

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