Tiger Swallowtail on Thistle

[RandyRFJP]

Orland Grasslland; Cook County Forest Preserve; Orland Park, IL
Same Tiger Swallowtail in all three photos.

Photo 1 (with bonus grasshopper):



Photo 2 (Not an ideal perspective, but I think it shows the proboscis well.):



Photo 3:



C&C is welcomed.

[Wavelength]

Excellent set of images; didn't you see the other person in the first image?

[rtbaum]

Very well done, Randy!-Randy (Could not resist)

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[IzzieK]

Now you got competition, Randy-Randy.... Anyway, I love #1 that was a perfect shot! Excellent actually...what a pretty angle! I have to go back to the zoo to visit my relations there ...

[Ziggy]

Well captured Randy.

[rpcrowe]

What a great series of images. I love them all!

I would be interested in learning what equipment was used and at what exposures the images were shot...

[bnnrcn]

Great series Randy

[RandyRFJP]

Excellent set of images; didn't you see the other person in the first image?

Thank you, Nandakumar. I did not notice the grasshopper in the first image when I took the photo. I only realized it was there when I examined the photos a day or two later. This was the only swallowtail around the thistle, and he was busy going from flower to flower.

[RandyRFJP]

Randy, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you like the photos.

[RandyRFJP]

Thanks, John. I appreciate your comment.

[RandyRFJP]

Thanks, Izzie. These photos were not taken in a zoo butterfly barn; they were taken in large prairie that's maintained by the Forest Preserve District. I've taken some photos inside a butterfly barn recently, too, and I hope to post them in the future.

[RandyRFJP]

Well captured Randy.

Thanks for the kind comment, Jim,

[RandyRFJP]

What a great series of images. I love them all!

I would be interested in learning what equipment was used and at what exposures the images were shot...

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos, Richard. All were taken with a Nikon D7200 with a Nikkor 18-300 mm f3.5-6.3 lens. Specific details are: Photo #1 - 1/500 sec; f/6.3; ISO 450; 300 mm. Photo #2 - 1/500 sec, f/7.1; ISO 400, 300 mm. Photo #3 - 1/500 sec, f/6.3; ISO 400; 300 mm. All were hand-held.

[RandyRFJP]

Thank you very much, Binnur. I was pleased with the way these photos came out.

[IzzieK]

Thanks, Izzie. These photos were not taken in a zoo butterfly barn; they were taken in large prairie that's maintained by the Forest Preserve District. I've taken some photos inside a butterfly barn recently, too, and I hope to post them in the future.

sorry, I must've missed something...the last time I saw another post of yours, you were at the zoo...I love going to the zoo for my photography as I am not such a wildlife person to go to Africa or somewhere wild. The zoo is wild enough for me.