A bee appears to be waiting patiently while an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly fills up on nectar from the bee balm flowers in our front yard. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/640th of a second.
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A bee appears to be waiting patiently while an eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly fills up on nectar from the bee balm flowers in our front yard. Nikon D500 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 500, f/5.6 at 1/640th of a second.
Much prettier than the two swallowtails I photographed on my palm tree yesterday with my iPhone! The proper equipment does matter!
But you got the money shot.
Two nectar enthusiast jonesing for the same floral nectary.
This reminds me of the time I went into work and found an 18-foot long Swallowtail butterfly taking up my parking spot.
Oh, that is so very nice! The bee seems to be hovering near the swallowtail, as if the bee is serving as a a lady-in-waiting.
Ha, yes, that’s what made the shot for me. If only I could have captured the humming bird behind the bee waiting for the butterfly.