First Black Swallowtail Butterfly of 2020
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
Nashville, Tennessee
June 29, 2020 11:58am CST
While having coffee earlier I noticed a butterfly in Dustin's garden. Looking closer I could see it was the large black swallowtail butterfly. So excited. The first one to see this year, so far.
He was visiting the purple blooms of the butterfly bush. I snapped photos but the wind was blowing.
Photo is a little blurry. But you know I will get more later.
Such an exciting time in the garden these days. These butterflies are gorgeous.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Jun 20
This black swallowtail butterfly is beautiful, getting nectar from the purple, butterfly bush! This is a nice shot, thank you Carol:)
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
29 Jun 20
@CarolDM Wow, I've never seen a butterfly that big, ever. Ours are quite small, the monarch is usually the largest one that we see.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Jun 20
@kobesbuddy I love the monarchs, they will come later.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Jun 20
That really is a good take of such a beautiful butterfly.
Well done.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Jun 20
@CarolDM
Its very rare to see a butterfly of that colour here the Monarch is more common and settles easier on flowers its a very good photo.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Jun 20
@lovinangelsinstead21 We see these every summer thankfully. Love the monarch as well, I see those here too.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
1 Jul 20
It is very beautiful and unusual, the other day I learned that my country has many species of butterflies and that the Dutch came here to photograph them ... interesting
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
1 Jul 20
@CarolDM Yes, I was surprised too! You are welcome!
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@Deepizzaguy (104404)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
1 Jul 20
Nice looking butterfly.
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@Deepizzaguy (104404)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Jul 20
@CarolDM You are welcome.
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@wolfgirl569 (108478)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Jun 20
Pretty. Love watching the butterflies
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