@ Indian Mound (Pt. 1)

After a hard time getting any Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies to photographically cooperate at Presque Isle State Park, it was time to bring on BirdingPI.com’s occasional associate in Conneaut, OH, where the butterflies are generally more docile.

This is Part I of some very nice shots taken recently at Indian Mound Metropark on Conneaut Creek.

Yellow Hawkweed (Pilosella caespitosa)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)

Mission accomplished with this beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus):


Finally, a very cool sighting (and nice picture) of Feather-edged Petrophila (Petrophila fulicalis) moth:


Coming up in Part 2, birds, plants, flowers, insects! #more_nature