These flutterbies have been in decline in the Vancouver area in the near past. However, since the use of pesticides and herbicides are now banned, we hope that they will recover. This particular Swallowtail is probably a Western Tiger, it was quite large. The picture was made in the Campbell River Valley Regional Park.
By the way, if you are new to this site, we are trying to replace the word "butterfly" with "flutterby" in all English, since it much more appropriate.
The camera recorded the following information in the original image file:
Nikon D300
2008/06/22 12:12:20.0
Color
Data Format: Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
Lens: 200mm F/4 D
Focal Length: 200mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Matrix
1/320 sec - F/14
Exposure Comp.: -1/3 EV
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Color Mode: Mode I (Adobe RGB)
Hue Adjustment: 0
Gerald & Irmgard Carter
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Tone Comp: Less Contrast
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: None
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off