It looks like I have neglected my "home turf" here in Eastern Iowa recently. But what can I do, business requires to travel a lot at the moment and unfortunately there wasn't much time even to think about shooting during the last couple weeks. I'm home for the holiday and in our yard is always something flying around. I have hundreds of pictures of the Giant Swallowtail on my hard drive but that doesn't mean some new ones can't be made, and as you probably know I can't resist if the light is inviting me... ;-) The Purple Coneflowers always attract butterflies and it isn't difficult to find one. Only the horrible heat sets the limits for me how long a shooting lasts. It wasn't very long today...