I’ve seen Swallowtails several times in my garden, always flying past just fast enough to make sure I couldn’t get a photo.
This time, one was flying around our lemon tree — and it had no intention of making things any easier for me.

After standing there with my camera, waiting for the butterfly to finally cooperate, I suddenly realised there were two of them! They darted around the tree, landing for barely a second before taking off again.

While patiently waiting for the butterflies to slow down, these two were willing to pose instead.

Finally, a decent shot! After all that chasing around the lemon tree, I’m quite happy with this one.
And can you spot the tiny little caterpillar hiding in the picture?