My Backyard Surprise

Fortunately my husband spotted him on the far back butterfly bush and shouted for me to hurry. He didn't stay long, but long enough to get several shots of the beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

[Kerri Michaels]

nice.. fav

[Lisa Malecki]

pretty

[jo]

Beautiful light, great timing.

[KWind]

Pretty!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Very nice!

[amyK]

beautiful colors

[Kerry McCarthy]

Beautiful light and colors!

[Rocio Sanchez]

So pretty!!

[Faye Turner]

Beautiful capture!

[*lynn]

beautiful

[Islandgirl]

Gorgeous butterfly!

[gloria jones]

Fabulous capture, clarity, details

[Rick]

Super capture.

[Taffy]

Lovely line from the branch leading to the butterfly -- makes a wonderful composition.

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot.

[Mary Beth O'Sullivan]

What a unique shot! Love the composition and lighting on this beautiful butterfly! Beautiful!

[sheila]

Wonderful capture!

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Classic!

[Tony]

Fantastic, I can't imagine how you capture these elusive beautiful creatures.

[Catherine P]

Excellent capture - those colours and fine details!

[Karen Mitchell]

Absolutely gorgeous display

[Irene Marshall]

Super Fav.

[Leana Niemand]

Incredible light on those beautiful wings.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

stunning :) fav

[sarah]

Gorgeous!

[Harbie]

Beautiful capture!

[Mickey Anderson]

Beautiful, glad you got it!!

[Margaret Brown]

Gorgeous, fav

[Susannah]

Very lovely shot! I know how hard it is to get close to a butterfly without it flying away! Fav!

[Ruby Shepherd]

You're so lucky to have such gorgeous butterflies in your backyard!

[Karen]

Wow!

[Debra]

Gorgeous! Love the lighting. Fav

[Anja]

Beautiful

[ShirleyB]

Lovely lighting and detail

[bri]

Beautiful on black

[Beth]

Fantastic shot. Fav