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Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Courtship

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Courtship
Copyright ©2013, Joe Saladino
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I spotted these two tiger swallowtail butterflies in my wife's flower garden and noticed that they seemed to be courting. As the female fed, the male hovered over her. This behavior lasted for several minutes as they flitted from flower to flower.

Photographer: Joe Saladino
Folder: Critters
Uploaded: 31-Aug-2013 06:28 CEST
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Camera: Olympus E-520
Exposure time: 1/500 s
Aperture: F4.8
Focal length: 83 mm
Lens: Olympus 40-150
Focusing method: iESP
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: no
Image format: HQ
Processing applied: Cropped and sharpened with Photoshop
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Image resized to: 593x800

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Great catch.......nice color

paul missall at 12:51 CEST on 11-Sep-2013 [Reply]