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Related: About this forumZebra Swallowtail
Never seen one before. Was out walking the property checking on the storm damage and saw this fluttering about. A few quick shots.
Not a Swallowtail
Downy Woodpecker
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Zebra Swallowtail (Original Post)
Solly Mack
May 2024
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I'll be on the lookout from now on. Seen other swallowtails but not one like that.
Solly Mack
May 2024
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Dear_Prudence
(845 posts)1. Thank you
Yourr encounter with zebra swallowtail reminds me that any day can deliver some joy. Lovely!
Solly Mack
(94,183 posts)2. It can, I agree.
Thank you.
Easterncedar
(3,932 posts)3. I raised an orphan bluejay
They will always make me smile. Thanks.
Solly Mack
(94,183 posts)5. I love watching them. They can be naughty, but they are beautiful.
CaliforniaPeggy
(153,050 posts)4. These are all just wonderful, my dear Solly Mack!
Good thing you had a camera with you.
Thank you for sharing!
Solly Mack
(94,183 posts)6. Thanks, Peggy. Got more of the fence damage than anything.
mnhtnbb
(32,321 posts)7. Lovely!
I notice a zebra swallowtail in my garden usually once or twice in a season. Not often. And not often with the wings open!
Solly Mack
(94,183 posts)9. They never stray far from the Pawpaw tree.
I didn't know one was nearby.
HAB911
(9,524 posts)8. Great catch!
I believe I saw one last week, but it was fleeting and I can't be sure
Solly Mack
(94,183 posts)10. I'll be on the lookout from now on. Seen other swallowtails but not one like that.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)11. Very fine captures!