Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Swallowtails!!

Butterflies are an easy distraction for me and a great way to avoid laundry, or any kind of housework for that matter. We have been working for several years to create a bird and butterfly sanctuary in our yard. While the trees still have a long way to go, the flowers are coming along nicely and we have seen a fair selection of butterflies. The next few posts will be dedicated to showing them off.

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, newly emerged from it's chrysallis


The black form of the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)

A western tiger swallowtail, in my bro's CA garden

A Black Swallowtail


Black Swallowtail


A Giant Swallowtail, seen while letterboxing


Black Swallowtail larva



Black Swallowtail larva


My tribute, in LTC form!

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