Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Swallowtail laying eggs, 1 by Sarahskeeper

Sarahskeeper wrote:
Sunny, I don't have a feeder. When the hummers come by they are here for a very short time.
Today the butterflies are all over the place. There are 4 Monarchs in sight right now. They are on a feeding frenzy but will not let me get very close. That's OK, I have plenty of shots of them. They are also in danger on one of my Butterfly bushes. One of my Praying Mantis is hunting there.
I just finished editing todays shots, of the 12 butterfly images only 2 are keepers. Not very good ones, either. The light was harsh at mid-day and the butterfly was always in partial shadow. It also looks a little worst for wear, lol. Poor old thing.
I've been having a lot of fun taking bug shots this season, all kinds of creepy crawly things. I was informed today that one of my parasitic wasp shots is featured in a spider info page of BugGuide.org. It's the only shot they have that shows it on an egg sack.
Anyway, here is one of todays shots.
Andy P