Since Hurricane Idalia came through our fall wildflowers have been blooming like crazy and they are attracting some of the biggest, most beautiful butterflies I’ve ever seen. I was especially taken with this huge eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) that also happens to be in nearly perfect condition. With all the butterflies around, I’ve been trying to get some good photos of some of them. I really liked the way this one turned out since the wings are fully extended and it was positioned so that the afternoon sun was shining through those wings. I would love to say, that I sat, waiting for just this perfect shot with that lighting, but honestly, I didn’t even notice what I had until later when I was going through what I had shot. Oops! I would love to claim awesome skills, but I’m always happy with luck, too!