From David Cohen, more wonderful photos of the natural world just outside our doorsteps:
I passed colorful fluttering on my daily walks with our dog that seemed to concentrate on a particular corner and bush. At last I brought my camera.
From Erna Marcus, longtime Murch Elementary School teacher and neighborhood naturalist, I learned that I was seeing Eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies. When I looked them up online, I found out their focus was on a butterfly bush, a name I had no trouble remembering! Here are three portraits from that bush.
Eastern tiger swallowtail. (Photos (c) David Cohen, davidcohenphotodc.com)
Read more about the tiger in your yard.
Some of the other wildlife Cohen has captured with his camera: new life at Broad Branch Stream; fawns and their watchful mother; a barred owl that took a moment to pose.
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David Bardin says
Tiger swallowtail butterflies recall childhood memories from the Poconos. Thank you, David (and Romeo) for recognizing, capturing and sharing so much beauty.
Helen Urquhart says
Have seen those ‘baseball’ fans on the Forest Hills playgroud during a game?
Its amazing! Too bad I couldn’t take a picture.
Helen