![An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly enjoys a flower in Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48200493851_86d8c6ccb9_o.jpg)
Sometimes you don’t have to go far for a photo op.
One evening last week my wife and I were sitting on the patio when I saw this huge butterfly circling. I was happy to see the eastern tiger swallowtail settle in at one of our flowerbeds so I rushed inside to grab my camera. I managed a few good pics of it as it hopped from flower to flower.
It was a pretty impressive looking thing and had a wingspan of probably four inches or so. Kind of fun and best of all I didn’t have to go anywhere to get pics. 😉
![An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly enjoys a flower in Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48200495066_278b212e7e_o.jpg)
![An eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly enjoys a flower in Thornton, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48200539577_fcba8f76cf_o.jpg)