The Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) is Britains largest and one of it's rarest butterflies. It occurs in a very small area of the eastern Norfolk Broads which is due the the distribution of the sole larval food plant, Milk parsley. The butterfly is on the wing for only a very short period from about late May to early July. It also seems very reluctant to show itself in anything other than ideal weather conditions, warm and sunny with little or no wind, quite a tall order for this part of the UK even in summer!. I went to exactly the same place again yesterday as the day I took this and never saw a single one.
Canon 7D ii Canon 100-400 Mk ii Canon 1.4x Extender. Hand held.
1/640 @ F 16 ISO 800







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