Backyard Nature Wednesday: Tiger Swallowtail with blueberry blossoms






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  1. CarmenMarch 29, 2017 at 12:33 PM

    Beautiful pics, Dorothy! :-)

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    1. Dorothy BordersMarch 29, 2017 at 12:50 PM

      Tigers are one of the prettiest butterflies to visit my garden.

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  2. Judy KruegerMarch 30, 2017 at 10:55 AM

    Dorothy, these are works of art!

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    1. Dorothy BordersMarch 30, 2017 at 12:35 PM

      Thank you. The subject matter is all the art one could ask for.

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  3. Lee@A Guide to Northeastern GardeningMarch 31, 2017 at 4:00 PM

    This is lovely Dorothy. Your photographs are beautiful!

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    1. Dorothy BordersMarch 31, 2017 at 6:20 PM

      It would be hard to take a bad photo of these beautiful subjects.

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