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August 3, 2011 / Leslie

Wordless Wednesday: Tiger Swallowtail

Almost Wordless: This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail spent about an hour on my Spotted Joe-Pye Weed. Since I put in a patch of native prairie plants last year I have seen a lot of butterflies, bees and even hummingbirds.

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  1. Suko / Aug 3 2011 12:40 am
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    Gorgeous photo! The native plants were a wonderful idea (obviously).

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  2. Diane@BibliophileBytheSea / Aug 3 2011 5:31 am
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    What a terrific shot. i don’t see many butterflies here, so obviously we have the wrong plants.

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    • Leslie / Aug 3 2011 8:32 am
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      The new plants have made a big difference in the number of butterflies and bees in the yard. I’m going to put some in the front yard for next year.

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  3. BermudaOnion / Aug 3 2011 7:48 am
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    Wow, you had to be fast to capture it with its wings open like that.

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    • Leslie / Aug 3 2011 8:34 am
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      This butterfly must have loved the nectar in those flowers. He would pause for several seconds at time.

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  4. lindy / Aug 3 2011 9:12 am
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    How lovely!

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  5. Carolyn / Aug 3 2011 9:12 am
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    Gorgeous! They are swarming all over here this week. You got a great shot!

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  6. Shirley @ The Gardening Life / Aug 3 2011 1:01 pm
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    A beautiful shot! Thanks for sharing on Wordless Wednesday.

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  7. Cathy / Aug 5 2011 2:14 am
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    I think the tiger swallowtails are extremely vain. They’re the only butterflies that have ever posed for me. Great shot, Leslie!

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  8. TheBookGirl / Aug 5 2011 6:35 am
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    Beautiful shot; the contrast between the colors of the swallowtail and the plants is stunning.

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  9. dyane / Aug 6 2011 4:40 pm
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    another nice shot! thanks for sharing

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