After a summer with very few Black Swallowtails, this male finally appears among the flowers, pausing for nectar just long enough for a welcome photograph.

A female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail rises from one garden flower toward another, her wings caught in mid-flight against a soft backdrop of summer blooms.

A female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, despite a few worn wings, glides gracefully through a patch of summer flowers.