Captured this one today in Turkey, Texas. Gave you a couple views.

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looks to be a young female in the first pic and an adult male in the second. That's pretty much how the pairs look around here.

good pictures BTW.

very nicely done -- SALUTE!

I'm betting Gary Larson could have put a good caption on that in his Far Side comics. great shot.

Nice. Is it OK to add some of our own here? There are a few in a town about 15 miles from me. One is restored; two others are waiting to be.

outstanding shots

OUTSTANDING WORK! We need thousands more to get on the bandwagon to save the monarchs. Their numbers are dipping dangerously low due to so many not understanding the importance of the milkweed. It really is that simple; eliminate the milkweed and you eliminate the monarchs. Milkweed is the only place they will lay eggs and milkweed is the only plant the caterpillars eat. They do not eat decorative flowers or vegetables or any other plant. If more people would set aside just small area in the yard to nurture milkweed, the numbers could be improved but we are rapidly closing in on seeing them become extinct. The whorled milkweed is their most preferred spawning plant but they will lay eggs on other varieties if whorled are not available.

I'm personally building a monarch habitat on my property that includes patches of milkweed, nectar flowers and bushes & shrubs to provide a wind block for them to roost in. It's a lot of work, but I think it will be well worth it once they find me and return year after year. I dug six holes and transplanted six small fruitless mulberry trees yesterday to complete the circle of wind block plants. Next, all around that circle, I will be planting milkweed and nectar flowers with hopes of drawing them in and getting on their permanent migration route.

Monarchs are an important part of the eco-system, not just for themselves but for other critters too. The honey bee is greatly benefitted by the pollination transfer of the monarchs. Everyone needs to be made aware of how important it is to keep these beautiful creatures for generations to come. Please spread the word.

nice pictures, but I thought that might be a ladder back woodpecker. dunno, it's been a while since I was able to scan my bird book that seems to have gotten lost in our last move a few years ago.

very nice shots; simple, clean, nothing to distract from the primary subject. well done!

Beautiful B&W with a beautiful subject.

OH! don't get me wrong; it was a great ending, I just have this disdain for engineers because of their attitude that everything they draw is perfect like they walk on water or something. Your joke was fabulous and probably true.

beautiful!

good one except I was hoping the engineer would have gone to hell and be forced to maintain all the bad designs he thought was perfect.

Thanks, I have several others planted that are more in the open. They seem to be lagging behind on growth, but should be much easier to shoot once they bloom.

Thank you. Those are living proof that even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while.