Two-tailed Swallowtail Butterfly

A vibrant, yellow, Two-tailed Swallowtail butterfly works to draw the nectar from a purple thistle, showing off its striking yellow and black wings accented by blue dots on the tail.

I captured this image while photographing a herd of bison on the prairie at Custer State Park in South Dakota.  While focused on the buffalo, this flash of color caught my eye and I immediately changed focus. So, in the middle of my strip of large, brown beasts is a few frames of this delicate beauty.

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