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05-JUL-2011 Christine Hanrahan

Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Found taking up minerals on a sandy road near Kaladar. We watched this for about 10 minutes and it didn't move. Eventually I had to chase it off the road when another car came speeding along. This seemed much larger than the Canadian tiger swallowtails which were so common about 5 or 6 weeks earlier.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/320s f/5.7 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
Ulla Kruys16-Jul-2011 17:15
Lovely capture! Strange though to see her in an egg-laying position here on the sand! V
Janet Forjan-Freedman16-Jul-2011 10:24
Wonderful work capturing and than saving this beautiful butterfly!
Guest 16-Jul-2011 01:58
Wow Christine!!! fantastic image so rich in detail!!! V
Carl Carbone16-Jul-2011 01:29
Great shot! You amaze me with the level of detail and DOF you get, even at wider apertures. V
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