The Backyard Bee Balm Studio

The approximately five by five foot patch of Bee Balm I annually use as a studio ended up about half that size this year after a couple of thunderstorms flattened about half of the plants.

I haven't seen a hummingbird moth this year but I did see an actual hummingbird. My photos were not useable. My shutter speeds were too slow and I had set a wider selection of focus points which didn't seem to want to choose the hummingbird.

But here are some results with the always reliable Swallowtails of the Giant and Tiger varieties.