Small-Scale aerial combat, part 1
2019-07-15 - Shelby Co., KY - Photo by Pen
I spotted this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeding in a patch of local wildflowers. Every time I got my camera lined up, he took off again, and at first I thought he didn't want to be photographed. But as I watched, I noticed that he moved because he was being dive-bombed by smaller insects. The blur at left in this photo is a bee on the attack.
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2019-07-15 - Shelby Co., KY - Photo by Pen
I spotted this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeding in a patch of local wildflowers. Every time I got my camera lined up, he took off again, and at first I thought he didn't want to be photographed. But as I watched, I noticed that he moved because he was being dive-bombed by smaller insects. The blur at left in this photo is a bee on the attack.
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