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RMNP Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
2013-06-21 While hiking around Sprague Lake, I saw a bright yellow butterfly flutter by. I had to follow it for a couple of minutes before it landed so I could catch a picture and find out that it is a western tiger swallowtail. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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RMNP Pensive Yellow Bellied Marmot RMNP Pika RMNP Violet-Green Swallow RMNP Elk Raspberries RMNP Broad-Tailed Hummingbird RMNP Little Moose Raspberries RMNP Broad-Tailed Hummingbird RMNP Hallett Peak And Dream Lake RMNP Bear Lake RMNP Old Beaver Ponds RMNP Forest Canyon Overlook Panorama RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmots Wrestling RMNP Stormy and Sunny RMNP Rocky Mountain Turbulent Sky RMNP Rocky Mountain Storm RMNP Medicine Bow Curve Mammatus RMNP Alpine Forget Me Not RMNP Poudre Lake RMNP Poudre Lake Trail RMNP Continental Divide RMNP Clarks Nutcracker RMNP Majestic Moose RMNP Goofy Moose RMNP Playful Moosen RMNP Rock Cut Avalanche RMNP Elk Grazing RMNP Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel RMNP Many Parks Curve RMNP Waxing Gibbous Moon RMNP Mountain Golden Pea RMNP Orange Wallflowers RMNP Budding Pine Cones 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Nutcracker RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Elk Herd RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Bee RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Magpie RMNP Broad-Tailed Hummingbird RMNP Broad-Tailed Hummingbird RMNP Broad-Tailed Hummingbird RMNP Heartleaf Arnica RMNP Stellers Jay RMNP Nymph Lake Lily Pad RMNP Nymph Lake RMNP Fern RMNP Trail To Dream Lake RMNP Dream Lake RMNP Dream Lake Trout RMNP Flattop Mountain RMNP Gray-Headed Dark-Eyed Junco RMNP Gray-Headed Dark-Eyed Junco RMNP Emerald Lake And Hallett Peak RMNP Chipmunk RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Hallett Peak RMNP Bear Lake RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Stream Plants RMNP Alberta Falls RMNP Alberta Falls RMNP Stellers Jay RMNP Stellers Jay RMNP Engelmann Spruce Baby Pine Cones RMNP Alberta Falls Rainbow RMNP Alberta Falls RMNP Stellers Jay RMNP Alberta Falls RMNP Mourning Cloak Butterfly RMNP Lichen on Boulder RMNP Sprague Lake Fern RMNP Red-Winged Blackbird Chasing Crow RMNP Ring-Necked Duck RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Lake Grass RMNP Sprague Lake Virga RMNP Sprague Lake Fallen Pine RMNP Crow and Mountain Golden Pea RMNP Female Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Female Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Female Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Female Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Female Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Crown Out To Lunch RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Sprague Lake Trout RMNP Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk Fawn Prancing RMNP Elk Pond Splashing RMNP Elk Pond Frolicking RMNP Big Horn Sheep RMNP Big Horn Sheep Crossing The Road RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Elk and Big Horn Sheep RMNP Big Horn Sheep RMNP Magpie RMNP Magpie RMNP Prancing Elk RMNP Wandering Elk RMNP Wandering Elk RMNP Wandering Elk RMNP Wandering Elk RMNP Wandering Elk RMNP Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Sprague Lake Log RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Golden Mantle Ground Squirrel RMNP Violet-Green Swallow RMNP Red-Winged Blackbird RMNP Elk Prancing RMNP Elk Prancing RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmot RMNP Fuzzy Caterpillar RMNP Tundra Communities Trail RMNP Mushroom Rocks RMNP Mushroom Rocks and Pyro-Q RMNP Capped Rocks and Cirrus Clouds RMNP Pika RMNP Strange Cloud RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmot RMNP Yellow Bellied Marmot RMNP Pika RMNP Pika RMNP Strange Clouds RMNP Roger Wolcott Toll RMNP Mountain Index RMNP Mountain Index RMNP Mountain Index RMNP Fuzzy Caterpillar RMNP Ski Trails RMNP Fairy Primrose RMNP Ford Model T RMNP Magpie RMNP Magpie RMNP Violet-Green Swallow RMNP Violet-Green Swallow RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Big Meadows Fire Smoke RMNP Sheep Lakes Clouds RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel RMNP Magpie RMNP Wyoming Ground Squirrel Meadow Roof Geodesic Roof Old Car Pyramidal Roof Large Satellite Dishes Large Satellite Dish