Flights of FancyFew other insects can be as pleasing to watch as butterflies, not only for their fascinating flight patterns but also for sheer beauty of color and pattern. If you have never seen a Pearl Crescent or a Red Spotted Purple, then you must visit the Tennessee Overhill in the warm months to view the wide variety of butterflies that dance through the forests and fields.
You hear a lot about Monarch Butterflies, but there are many other kinds of butterflies, all shapes, colors, and sizes. Their names alone conjure up images of the exotic. Tiger Swallowtail, Meadow Fritillary, Painted Lady, Eastern Tailed Blue, Cabbage White, Buckeye -- these are just a few names for the many kinds of butterflies found in the Tennessee Overhill.
About the Photographer
Jim Caldwell is a retired railroad conductor who lives in Etowah, Tennessee. He grew up on a farm alongside the New River near Glen Lyn, Virginia where he developed a love for the outdoors. The purchase of a used 35 mm camera in the late 1970s led to his interest in photography. Today he uses a digital cameral almost exclusively. At every opportunity he explores the Hiwassee River, Cherokee National Forest and his backyard in Etowah to find wildflowers, butterflies and birds. This exhibit highlights a few of the butterflies he has documented in southeast Tennessee.
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