Pipevine Swallowtail — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Pipevine Swallowtail — Photo-Artistry by kenne
More Signs of Spring In Sabino Canyon (Pipevine Swallowtail) — Image by kenne
Truth never dies. The ages come and go.
The mountains wear away, the stars retire.
Destruction lays earth’s mighty cities low;
And empires, states and dynasties expire;
But caught and handed onward by the wise,
Truth never dies.
— author unknown
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly — Photo-Artistry by kenne
It is so unsatisfactory to read a noble passage
and have no one you love at hand
to share the happiness with you.
— Mark Twain
Pipevine Butterfly Photo-Artistry by kenne
— Zhuangzi
Pipevine Swallowtail Photo-Artistry by kenne
by Emily Dickinson
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly On a New Mexico Thistle — Image by kenne
— kenne
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly — Image by kenne
This butterfly has arrived,
I watch wondering
if it knows of its
new freedom
still holding on to a host
in a new beautiful
yet tragic existence
with three perceptions
of life in one world.
— kenne

Pipevine Swallowtail After A Desert Shower — Image by kenne
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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies Continue To Visit Our Desert Yard — Images by kenne
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Two-tailed Swallowtail Art — Photo-Artistry by kenne
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Two-tailed Swallowtail on a Wheeler Thistle

Black Swallowtail on a Wheeler Thistle

Pipevine Swallowtail on a Wheeler Thistle

Azure butterflies, which a brilliant blue color when the wings are open.

Arizona Sister

Arizona Sister In Stealth Position (Note the body shadow through the wing.)

Azure Butterflies
These butterflies were among the many alone the mountain stream trail going up from Marshall Gulch on Mount Lemmon, conducted by the Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists (SCVN) yesterday.
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Pipevine Swallowtail loves New Mexico thistles — Images by kenne
So far the wildflower season on Mt. Lemmon hasn’t attracted a lot of butterflies. This past Wednesday I was able to capture images of this beautiful Pipevine Swallowtail.
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Two Butterflies (Pipevine Swallowtail), Two Thistles — Image by kenne
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Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on a New Mexico Thistle along the Mt. Lemmon Meadow Trail — Image by kenne