Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

By Corey • May 20, 2007 • 3 comments

getting some nectar

While visiting my grandmother today I took some time to investigate what bugs were hanging out on her lilac bushes. There were lots of cool bugs, but nothing could top this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

and againâ€¦

It was such a gorgeous specimen that I followed it when it flew to the other lilac bush!

same buttefly, different bush

A day with the family, food, butterflies, and lilacs. I really don’t have much to complain about…except that I heard both Carolina Wren and Fish Crow while I was visiting my folks. That was enough to drive me crazy considering we missed both species yesterday on the Century Run!

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Corey

Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

3 Responses to “Eastern Tiger Swallowtail”

mon@rch May 20th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Love seeing these swallowtails! They are wonderful photos!
Raven May 23rd, 2007 at 7:36 pm
beautiful butterfly!
Corey May 23rd, 2007 at 8:28 pm
Thanks!

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