Secret Lives of Swallowtails
Uploaded: August 09, 2015 | Entered: August 09, 2015 07:49:03
An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) getting nutrients from animal scat in the river, Ohio. Feces provide butterflies with minerals, amino acids and nitrogen.
f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO-400, 55mm, crop
Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/20000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 55.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3200
Jeff Robinson August 09, 2015
Outstanding detail and capture Joy! #1626296Gord MacEachern August 09, 2015
Incredible light, and detail Joy, great info also,didn't know that!!! #11343456Jeff Sielski August 09, 2015
Beautiful capture Joy!! #11343582Karen E. Gold August 09, 2015
Awesome capture Joy. #11343661Ray August 10, 2015
Fantastic capture of this beautiful butterfly, Joy! #11343786Joy Rector August 10, 2015
gorgeous capture #11343848Douglas Pignet August 11, 2015
lovely capture of this beautiful tiger swallowtail #11344294Joy E. Cobb August 11, 2015
Thank you, Jeff, Gord, Jeff, Karen, Ray, Joy and Doug! #11344309Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas August 11, 2015
Fantastic close up Joy!,John Connolly August 11, 2015
A brilliant close up portrait Joy! The detail and color is unbelievable! #11344605Leslie McLain August 11, 2015
Beautiful capture, Joy. #11344703Terry Cervi August 11, 2015
Wonderful detail in this pretty capture, Joy! #11344784Joy E. Cobb August 12, 2015
Thank you, Amalia, John, Leslie and Terry! #11344930Teresa Burnett August 13, 2015
I had no idea!! Superb capture of this swallowtail, Joy!! Detail and light are lovely!! #11345409Joy E. Cobb August 15, 2015
Thank you, Teresa! #11346302Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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