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01-JUL-2011

Black Swallowtail Butterfly: Male

Home, Backyard

I found this butterfly on my birdbath early in the morning. He was pretty slow and lethargic, so there is a reasonably good chance that he had newly emerged from his cocoon. He crawled up on my finger and I moved him over to these flowers. Then I put some hummingbird nectar on my finger since butterflies and hummingbirds like the same nectar. However, I think he got tired of me prodding at him because he soon flew away over the fence never to be seen again.

Canon PowerShot G9
1/100s f/2.8 at 7.4mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time01-Jul-2011 09:23:58
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot G9
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length7.4 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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J. Scott Coile06-Jul-2011 17:28
What a beauty.
Cindi Smith05-Jul-2011 01:21
Wow, that's a pretty closeup!!!!!!!
Winter2704-Jul-2011 21:01
Shame you aren't getting into this nature thing...
B03-Jul-2011 11:58
Beautiful
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