Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Wordless Wednesday – Keep Going
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Sense of place, purpose, rejuvenation and joy
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
I know they do not have a long life, but I hate to see them like this.
I’ve been haunted by it so perhaps it shouldn’t have been shared. I’ve seen missing pieces of wings but haven’t seen a butterfly in this state. It’s still able to fly and still nectaring.
I do see them like that in my garden.
Instinct and sheer will in action!
Amazing, isn’t it?
A survivor!
She is indeed!
Wowza! That butterfly has some stories to tell!
I do wonder about it Beth!
Wow, that is endurance!
There must be a documentary somewhere that follows an individual through the experiences of its life cycle.
Flight of the Butterflies (2015) followed monarchs… I never got to see it, but they had it in IMAX which must have been amazing.
I did see that IMAX in LA. Don’t remember it showing this level of deterioration though for an individual. Worth watching if you get a chance.
I couldn’t think of a better place for a butterfly to spend her last days.
Good point. We could all hope to live out life in a garden.