One from the Rest Stop

On our way out to Big Bend National Park recently, we stopped at the nice rest area along Highway 90 near Sabinal, Texas. We enjoyed a picnic dinner in the early evening just before sunset. Nearby, the gardens beside the restrooms were abloom with butterfly weed. The swallowtails were in abundance and I spent some time shooting them.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly on Butterfly Weed

Canon 40D, Canon 400mm f/5.6L
1/400 sec. hand-held at f/5.6 and ISO 400

Many thanks to our state for building and maintaining one of the cleanest and best rest stops I've ever seen!