Close up monarch
Aug 3, 2016 15:07:49 #
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Aug 3, 2016 15:52:04 #
This is a pristine male Monarch, most likely recently and locally eclosed from chrysalis. Nice find; nice capture.
Aug 3, 2016 17:43:37 #
Aug 3, 2016 17:48:19 #
7D wrote:
Haven't seen many monarchs this year.
7D, excellent photo of a very rare Monarch. I have not seen one this year. Just guessing that they originate each year in Mexico maybe something happened down there that are limiting the quantity migrating North each year. Thanks for posting such a beautiful Monarch.
Greg
Aug 3, 2016 18:25:45 #
Aug 3, 2016 23:46:12 #
Thank you all for your lovely comments. This is the first and only Monarch that I have seen this year. Thanks to Nikonian72, I now know it was a male. He didn't stick around long I got two shots then he was gone.
Aug 4, 2016 17:56:52 #
What a wonderful, clear shot! And here's an article explaining about the loss of this gorgeous creature.
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect/
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect/
Aug 4, 2016 22:05:31 #
7D wrote:
Haven't seen many monarchs this year.
I haven't seen one yet.
Beautiful shot. Thanks for posting.
Marion
Aug 5, 2016 00:36:41 #
CathyAnn wrote:
Excellent article! I have shared it with a educational Monarch website.What a wonderful, clear shot! And here's an article explaining about the loss of this gorgeous creature.
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect
Aug 5, 2016 01:42:07 #
Aug 5, 2016 09:28:56 #
CathyAnn wrote:
What a wonderful, clear shot! And here's an article explaining about the loss of this gorgeous creature.
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect/
http://www.cornucopia.org/2014/09/monarch-butterflies-dying-roundup-suspect/
Thank you CathyAnn. Very interesting article.
Aug 5, 2016 09:30:16 #
Marionsho wrote:
I haven't seen one yet.
Beautiful shot. Thanks for posting.
Marion
Beautiful shot. Thanks for posting.
Marion
Thank you Marion. First and only one I've seen this year.
Aug 5, 2016 09:30:45 #
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