these pictures of a swallowtail are taken as i was rescuing one from a swimming pool...he was in the pool on his "back"...wings out...i thought he had passed until i touched his legs and he grabbed hold...but the physics of water wouldnt allow him to pull himself up so gently i scooped him up and put him on the side of the pool...
he struggled to even lift those beautiful wings but he walked along the edge...
the ends of the wings were tattered...i didnt know if it was from age or being a daredevil or from the accident but i knew the wings needed to dry and not poolside...
so i gently got him on to my hand taxi...
and made my way to a nearby family of echinacea...
where he spent the night and in the morning stayed until the new day called out...
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