Swallowtails in the Garden

Today’s post features a few of the many Swallowtail butterflies that have been busy in the Monarch butterfly garden I designed this spring at the Lake of the Ozarks:

Swallowtail butterfly on Tropical Milkweed

Swallowtail butterfly on Tropical Milkweed

Swallowtail butterfly on Tropical Milkweed

Swallowtail butterfly and Tropical Milkweed

Swallowtail butterfly on Tropical Milkweed

Although this butterfly garden is new, and small, it has been very successful this first year.  With more plantings planned for fall and again next spring, this should be a “butterfly haven” soon!

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 5D Mark 3 body
  • Canon 180mm, f/3.5 macro lens
  • Bogen 3021 tripod and ballhead
  • ISO 200 and ISO 400
  • Aperture f/3.5 (all)
  • Shutter 1/500 sec. to 1/6000 sec.

 

 

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