As I mentioned yesterday, the Milkweed was in bloom at Laudholm Farm over the weekend, and it had attracted a variety of butterflies…well beyond the Monarchs you expect to see there. Many of them, like this Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, were rather travel worn. This specimen looks like it might have had an encounter with a bird who went away with a large chunk of its right wing. I am often amazed at how damaged a butterfly can be and still manage to fly just fine.

I was also amazed by the smell of the Milkweed bloom…in a mass as it is at Laudholm, it is very sweet indeed! No wonder it attracts insects of all kinds.

Nikon Coolpix P500 at 810mm equivalent field of view, f5.7 @ 1/500th @ ISO 160. Program with Active D-Lighting.

Processed for Clarity and Sharpness in Lightroom.