Chasing An Orange Dog Part 2

This beautiful fragrant Summer Sweet bush was the next stop for our big yellow and black butterfly.  Ed's quarry flitted off  very quickly.  It is
 a Monarch butterfly that we see in this picture.  This year there are enough Monarchs around that we see several in the garden every day. After several years with only a few it is delightful to see them often.  But what about the Orange Dog?  For the moment it seemed to be gone.  It looked like the chase was over.

Right before we headed inside for the day the Giant Swallowtail visited the butterfly bush next to Ed's stone wall.  At last we got our close-up. 

When the camera clicked again the Orange Dog took off.  You can see his wings beginning to move in this picture.  Neither the Orange Dog nor Ed's safety glasses have been seen since!

Chasing An Orange Dog

We saw the first ever orange dog aka Giant Swallowtail butterfly in the garden on August 25, 2016.  At that time we were unable to get a picture. Another of the big bright black and yellow butterflies made a appearance in the garden this year.   This time Ed was not planning to let it get away!  The butterfly can be seen in this picture, but Ed wanted to get closer.

Now he was getting even closer but the butterfly kept moving.

At some point in the chase, Ed removed his safety glasses to get a better shot.  This picture is closer still.

As soon as the camera clicked  taking this even closer picture, the butterfly took off heading east to another part of the garden.  Not ready to give up, Ed continued the chase.  We will continue this saga in Chasing An Orange Dog Part 2.  Will Ed get a  great close-up of this magnificent butterfly?  Will he ever find his safety glasses among the rampant growth of this year's garden?