Catching an Eastern Swallowtail

As I was getting my pictures of the Clarke, I noticed some lilac bushes.  There were some butterflies flying around them.  I tried to get some pictures of the butterfly.

 I will note that I say tried.  The butterfly wasn't being particularly cooperative.  He'd stand still for a brief second but usually it was somewhere I couldn't get a picture of him.

 This is almost my favorite picture of the day.  You can tell that it is an Eastern tiger swallowtail.

 Sadly they would duck behind the flowers and I'd get a stern shot.

I think I like this one the best.

I even tried to get a shot of one in the air.....that was even less successful.