{"id":83,"date":"2022-09-13T13:53:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T17:59:23","slug":"a-tiger-swallowtail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lookoutnow.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/13\/a-tiger-swallowtail\/","title":{"rendered":"A tiger swallowtail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In central Pennsylvania, I’m likely to encounter an eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus<\/em>) from late spring through early fall, and that’s a true pleasure because it is a large and beautiful butterfly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Although I’m just as likely to see one in my backyard, I encountered the tiger swallowtail below in the bordering game land, not too far inside of it either. (Yes, truly convenient for walking and photography.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastern tiger swallowtail.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes I’d be walking along and see a tiger swallowtail approaching from the distance ahead. (Yes, they’re easy to see from a long ways away, relatively speaking.) I stop and wait. Will the swallowtail pause anywhere near me? That occasionally happens, but a tiger swallowtail intent on business can zoom by and disappear in the opposite direction. They’re strong flyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reverse can also happen: The tiger swallowtail lands opposite me. Opportunity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastern tiger swallowtail: profile.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rarely – very rarely – a tiger swallowtail lands too close to me, and I cannot fit all the butterfly in the photo frame. That’s a form of irony, since I have to be careful (when backing away) as not to alarm the swallowtail. Any butterfly is sensitive to movement and will fly away in an instant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eastern tiger swallowtail: wings open.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This particular tiger swallowtail totally ignored me, and so I was free to take a variety of photos from every angle. True cooperation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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