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18-Apr-2016	Donald E. Casavecchia

Swallowtails 'Puddling'

Warrenton, Virginia

Seems very early for these Virginia State Butterflies to be 'puddling' on Mill Run, but, none-the-less, here they are.
Was looking for migrating NeoTropical birds, but you take what you can. These swallowtails prefer the depressions left by deer hoofs at the edge of the water.
Best viewed in 'original' size.

Nikon D800 ,AF-S VR Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8G with TC-2.0 E II
1/250s f/14.0 at 600mm iso720
UnCropped DX Image Reduced pixels for Internet Viewing full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Hermel Bourque		06-Jul-2016 09:31
Puddling meeting!!

Yvonne		20-Apr-2016 10:45
A very interesting phenomenon... and superb shot! v

Tom Munson		20-Apr-2016 01:55
Terrific image and find, Don. Not much happening up here.

Hank Vander Velde		20-Apr-2016 01:55
Neat shot and nice find of this group Don.

fotabug		19-Apr-2016 21:39
Everyone needs a drink once in a while! :) Is that a deer track there?

Martin Lamoon		19-Apr-2016 17:45
Never seen anything quite like this, a fine photograph. v

Tom LeRoy		19-Apr-2016 16:29
Great find and shot, I'd be happy to get one of these in my sights! V

Irene Wehrli		19-Apr-2016 16:19
Wow - so many, they must have found something very interesting… Great find and capture! Irene

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