'Flutter-by'

Posted by Dornbrau (Colorado Springs, United States) on 25 April 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Last year was the first time I'd ever seen a western tiger swallowtail. I'd though I was seeing a new species of butterfly only to find out that they are quite common to the region. It took a camera for me to see them. That is actually quite sad considering that they are very bright and fairly large, standing out brilliantly against the background. This particular butterfly must have been rather young for it had not yet developed a fear for humans and actually stepped on to my finger and lingered for a while before fluttering off to a more colorful and tastly resting place.

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