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?
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