Nature's Beauty

I spotted this beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly this morning on our front lawn, and couldn't resist taking a picture. After doing a bit of research, I learned that the blue on the tail signifies that this is a female.

There was another Swallowtail not far from this one, but the photos didn't come out as hoped.

We've been fortunate to attract numerous butterfly species (some of which I'm still trying to identify) as well as honeybees and bumble bees.

Pale Male and Other Awesome Nature Photos

While perusing Marie Winn's website, I found a link to PaleMale, a website run by photographer Lincoln Karin. Pale Male is the name of one of the Red-Tailed hawks upon which Red-Tails in Love is based.

The photos on Lincoln's site are breathtaking. Updated just yesterday, there are photos - in amazing detail - of pollinating bees, a butterfly and a dragonfly. Photos of the beloved Red-Tails - including several of the hawks in flight - are available for your viewing pleasure too.