Giant Swallowtail in my garden near Keene (Rick Stankiewicz)

Giant Swallowtail in my garden near Keene (Rick Stankiewicz)

What a nice surprise to find this Giant Swallowtail in our garden this afternoon.  This one one would not settle down though.  The forewings hardly ever stopped beating. I took lots of images just to get these.

Mating pair of bluet damselflies (Rick Stankiewicz)

Mating pair of bluet damselflies (Rick Stankiewicz)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also, while on a recent local fishing trip I was not expecting this pair of mating bluets, but I had my camera ready anyway.

Rick Stankiewicz, Keene

Categories: Sightings

Drew Monkman

I am a retired teacher, naturalist and writer with a love for all aspects of the natural world, especially as they relate to seasonal change.