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Butterfly Takes a Breather

June 15, 2014

Taking a breather

This guy’s on a rock in our garden; seems to be taking a rest. I hope it’s a rest.

Filed Under: Animals, Nature

Comments

  1. William Kendall says

    June 15, 2014 at 1:45 pm

    A fine macro shot. The details are amazing.

    • John Cameron says

      June 15, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      Thanks, always interesting to get in close.

  2. Micheila says

    June 15, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    I wonder if he’s a father? Happy Father’s Day!

    • John Cameron says

      June 15, 2014 at 5:40 pm

      Um, thanks. I think.

  3. John Cameron says

    June 15, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    From Richard:
    “I passed this on to my brother-in-law (who’s a butterfly expert) and he tells me his best guess is that your visitor is a Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) FYI!”

    —
    (Sounds right, I figured it was a Swallowtail. Glad to hear it’s a Canuck :)
    -jc

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