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Swallowtail butterfly on prickly pear flower
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Swallowtail butterfly on prickly pear flower

I took nearly 200 photos of birds yesterday and my favorite was this! I hope I am correct calling it a swallowtail!
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Location
south Texas
Equipment used
canon, 400mm handheld
KC Foggin
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Yes, a Palamedes Swallowtail to be specific ;) A beautiful macro shot of this Swallowtail Bob.
 
Stanley Jones
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Outstanding close-up of this fabulous swallowtail on the prickly pear flower. Gorgeous picture Aaron!!!!!
 
jimprichards
WOW... nice shot!!! I can never get these little buggers to stay still long enough to get a decent shot. :)
 
Joelle-Marcelle
A beautiful image of this butterfly, Aaron. I like the contrast between the dark wings and the pale yellow petals.
 
A
Thanks for all the compliments! Its kinda funny, I went out to photograph birds that day and took close to 200 photos! This photo of the butterfly was my favorite that day!
 

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