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I was lucky to witness a mating dance of a couple of Palamedes Swallowtail right in my front yard. A rare occasion that I was able to capture with my 7D paired with a 100-400 II.
They seemed to have lot of fun and so did I

Socrate

Sep 05, 2018 at 12:38 PM

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And some single ones

Sep 05, 2018 at 12:39 PM

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Very impressive work.

Sep 05, 2018 at 12:46 PM

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Superb set Socrate. The third is my pick. It seems a touch darker than the others. It is hard enough to get on in flight and you got two in flight and in focus!

I did not know they did mating dances.

Morris

Sep 05, 2018 at 01:54 PM

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Socrate,

exquisite

Wow

the best ...

BB

Sep 05, 2018 at 02:04 PM

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Holy cow, these are great! Fantastic work capturing these images!
Keith W.

Sep 05, 2018 at 02:05 PM

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I'm sure I've never seen so may BIF, amazing work

Sep 05, 2018 at 02:35 PM

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Absolutely fantastic and certainly not easily accomplished.

Birdie

Sep 05, 2018 at 03:11 PM

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WHAT an incredible series! You captured this behavior terrifically, especially at such a low shooting angle. I've never seen anything like these--that's why I love this place.

Exceptional work, Shasoc--VOTED!

--Kim

Sep 05, 2018 at 03:54 PM

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I'm with Morris - one is hard enough, and you got two! Super work. I hope the hurricane didn't treat you badly ~ Ron

Sep 05, 2018 at 06:10 PM

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Socrate, very very nice captures

Chris S.

Sep 05, 2018 at 06:24 PM

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excellent set Socrate

Sep 05, 2018 at 06:27 PM

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This is a superb set Socrate!! Wow, I'm impressed. Many thumbs up.

Sep 05, 2018 at 07:09 PM

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You learn something new everyday..Thanks for sharing!

Sep 05, 2018 at 07:23 PM

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Amazing set of shots! You managed to get two in the frame and both in good focus. Excellent.

Dave

Sep 05, 2018 at 08:19 PM

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louie champan wrote:
Very impressive work.

Thank you very much, Louie

Socrate

Sep 06, 2018 at 12:24 PM

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morris wrote:
Superb set Socrate. The third is my pick. It seems a touch darker than the others. It is hard enough to get on in flight and you got two in flight and in focus!

I did not know they did mating dances.

Morris

Thank you, Morris. Male and female butterflies in courtship fly together almost in unison. During this dance the male flies above her releasing a stimulating hormone to convince the female to mate. Which happens regularly in the bugs world

Yes, the third one is a bit darker then the others. BTW, did you know that Butterflies use (also) their feet to smell?
Socrate

Sep 06, 2018 at 12:34 PM

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Shasoc wrote:
Thank you, Morris. Male and female butterflies in courtship fly together almost in unison. During this dance the male flies above her releasing a stimulating hormone to convince the female to mate. Which happens regularly in the bugs world

Yes, the third one is a bit darker then the others. BTW, did you know that Butterflies use (also) their feet to smell?
Socrate

Fascinating Socrate, Yes I did know about there feet.

Morris

Sep 06, 2018 at 12:43 PM

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Nicely done Socrate
When I saw the thread title, I was hoping for swallowtail kites mating dance that I have never seen 😛
But these are great as well

Sep 06, 2018 at 06:56 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Swallowtails Doing a Mating Dance

Fantastic job on these ! Especially like #4

Sep 06, 2018 at 07:34 PM

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