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Is there anything more lovely than the delicate beauty of a butterfly?
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I tried to capture this Eastern Swallowtail with its wings fully open but never quite managed the perfect shot.
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No matter, any encounter is time well spent.
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Such delicate creatures.
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And beautiful even when viewed from the side.
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River's world..... 
I’m always trying to catch the monarchs with their wings fully spread–that way I can use their proper pronouns. But also because the patterns are so pretty.
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Wow! Very nice shots. Seeing butterflies always improves my mood. I’ll gawk like a slack-jawed fool in a parking lot, following the flight path of one.
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Just this morning, we spotted a butterfly in the garden that we didn’t recognize. Looking at your photos, I think it might have been an Eastern Swallowtail.
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To me they’re just as stunning as the monarch.
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I think you did really well!
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Thank you.
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They are a favourite subject to photograph. Such ephermeral beauty indeed. All that work in constructing and building this creature for it not to last very long in nature. Excellent photography.
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Thank you!
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Aren’t they so lovely? We have tiger swallowtails in Georgia and the first time I saw one in person, you’d have thought I found Elvis! So delicate, such a work of art, a wonder for the eyes! You did a great job capturing this one.
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Thanks. It wasn’t easy… she was quick.
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These pictures are so beautiful.
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Great captures!
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