Tiger Stripes

[DwayneOakes]

The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly has to be in the top 10 list for most
beautiful butterflies on this planet.

Sigma dp2 Merrill/Sigma Photo Pro

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes

[sdwilsonsct]

Good "animal in habitat" shot.
Is there a slight green tinge in the wings?
My favorite memory of this species is a dozen or so on a beach by blue water.

[churly]

Nice one.  As Scott said nice expression of the habitat.

[francois]

…Is there a slight green tinge in the wings?
…

I see the same issue but other than that it's a fine shot.

[DwayneOakes]

Thanks for the comments everyone !

[NancyP]

Lovely butterfly and lovely shot. It must have been cold or pre-occupied by especially good nectar to sit there and allow you to get so close with a "normal" lens.

[DwayneOakes]

Lovely butterfly and lovely shot. It must have been cold or pre-occupied by especially good nectar to sit there and allow you to get so close with a "normal" lens.

Thank you very much for the comments Nancy ! Every so often in nature, mammals, insects, birds will allow you to get very close to them but it is rare.
Like you said a good food source plays a big part in that. It is so rare in fact it took all summer to find a swallowtail to allow such close approach using a a 30mm lens.

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes