Monday, July 8, 2024

Summer Color


 A tiger swallowtail butterfly feeds on coneflower pollen at the Mount Airy Arboretum.

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A juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird defends his flower patch. I took 600 pics and this is the only keeper. Even for me, that's pretty abysmal.



The tiger swallowtail was more accommodating. Pretty!





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