“I must have flowers, always, and always.” ― Claude Monet


13 comments so far...

Andy Rodker July 15, 2017, 10:03 PM
A fine swallowtail shot!
Fizgig July 15, 2017, 10:48 PM
Beautiful specimen!
FRANSCOOLPIX July 15, 2017, 11:26 PM
Bedankt Andy! This picture is from Pano time! Best wishes Frans.....
FRANSCOOLPIX July 15, 2017, 11:29 PM
Thanks Fizgig ,best wishes to you! Frans..............
Andy Rodker July 16, 2017, 08:28 AM
I must have missed you on Pano!!!
FRANSCOOLPIX July 16, 2017, 05:36 PM
Hello Andy,we al miss pano so much!! But the pictures are there still ,till the end of the year! LOL. We have to make do,with flickr,500px,23 and so on.
Sonja July 17, 2017, 10:08 AM
Beautiful butterfly! And you met such an obliging one sitting pretty for you. My last Swallowtails tried to tempt me to fall from the path side down the slope, but pics I got only from most awkward angles...
FRANSCOOLPIX July 17, 2017, 07:14 PM
Danke Sonja,für deine complimente! Ich habe dieses bild auch nur dann gemacht,als wir beide mude waren! Er vom weg fliegen und ich vom hinter her laufen! Viele grüsze Frans.......
SteveDrury July 19, 2017, 08:26 PM
Well spotted and taken Frans



Best wishes ... Steve
FRANSCOOLPIX July 19, 2017, 11:42 PM
Hello Steve,thanks for your nice comment. greetings Frans...
Marvin Matthews July 31, 2017, 01:45 PM
Frans, this may be a rare one, I don't remember seeing one with a red dot, before. Wonderful shot.
Sonja August 01, 2017, 02:08 PM
Marvin, our nominate Swallowtail got always the big red dot, and it is at that much smaler than your common Tiger Swallowtails. But Appalachian Swallowtail also usually got a red dot as does Canadian Swallowtail. It is just less prominent and visible in them, but if you look closely at pics of late specimen exhibited orderly spread out you might note it, like this here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P_app_m_holotype_dorsal.jpg
Marvin Matthews August 04, 2017, 07:57 PM
Thank you for posting on Bokeh Natural.
Add a comment...
Your name:
Your e-mail:





About 23

About 23
What is 23 and who's behind the service?
Just In
Discover the world from a different angle.
Here's a crop of the latest photos from the around the world.
Search
Search photos from users using 23
Help / Discussion
Get help or share your ideas to make 23 better
23 Blog / 23 on Twitter
Messages and observations from Team 23
Terms of use
What can 23 be used for and what isn't allowed
More services from 23
We also help people use photo sharing in their professional lives
  • Basque (ES)
  • Bulgarian (BG)
  • Chinese (CN)
  • Chinese (TW)
  • Danish (DK)
  • Dutch (NL)
  • English (US)
  • French (FR)
  • Galician (ES)
  • German (DE)
  • Italian (IT)
  • Norwegian (NO)
  • Polish (PL)
  • Portuguese (PT)
  • Russian (RU)
  • Spanish (ES)
  • Swedish (SE)

Popular photos right now