A Moment in Nature for April

Following on the post I shared for March, #amomentinnature for April is an Eastern tiger swallowtail (Georgia's state butterfly) enjoying the blooms of my biggest Piedmont azalea (Rhododendron canescens). It stayed for a long time, floating from bloom to bloom, allowing me to take lots of photos (and enjoying the sweet fragrance of the azalea the whole time).

Eastern tiger swallowtail on Piedmont azalea

Large butterflies like the Eastern tiger swallowtail are thought to be important pollinators of native azaleas. You can read more about our native azaleas in an earlier post that I did: A Parade of Native Azaleas.

Get out there and find your moment in nature; spring is racing along and every day seems to bring something new.