Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly On Purple Bougainvillea Bush

Sometimes It’s Just About the Color

The other day I was in our back yard with one of our little dogs when a large Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly landed on one of our bougainvillea bushes. My first reaction was “wow” the colors of the butterfly and the flowering shrub were amazing.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Resting On Bougainvillea Bush
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Resting on a Bougainvillea Bush

Thankfully, the butterfly liked the pollen on the flowers and stayed long enough for me to run in the house, grab my camera and get some shots. This was one time when the image through the lens was every bit as good as the live image.

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