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The Monarch
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Uploaded: 08/23/22 1:18 AM GMT
The Monarch
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Finally i managed a few shots of this wonderful monarch! My neighbor told me he saw it in their front yard. So I grabbed the camera and 70-200mm lens, walked next door. :)
I think they might be few in numbers this year which saddens me. I have noticed in the past they can have a bad year, and then come back stronger the next! I certainly hope that it's the case again.
Thank you for commenting.
Tomorrow looks like a busy day but I will do my commenting when I can.
tigs=^..^=
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.Starglow
08/23/22 2:07 AM GMT
I haven't seen a one this Summer. Like you say, maybe next year. This is a nice capture though.
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Ooooooohhh, so fine, Sandi. With the composition, focus, lighting, color, etc., etc., all in all a perfect presentation.
A few facts concerning the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippu):
--Danaus plexippus in Greek means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize.
--They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more to their overwintering spots in Mexico and Southern California from the northern United States and Canada. Once there, the butterflies hibernate in the mountain forests, where a less extreme climate provides them a better chance to survive.
--A monarch butterfly typically weighs less than half a gram. Its wingspan is about 4 inches, and the male butterflies are typically larger than the females.
--Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges. The males possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their wings, and their orange color alerts predators to stay away.
--Monarch butterflies communicate with scents and colors. To mate, the males attract females by releasing chemicals from scent glands on their hind wings.
--During the spring and summer, an adult monarch spends its several week lifespan mating and searching for food, and adult females lay eggs singly on milkweed.
--The annual monarch life cycle and migration begins at the monarchs' overwintering grounds in Mexico and California. In March, the overwintering monarchs begin their journey north, and once the northern migration begins, monarchs become sexually mature and mate. After mating and egg-laying, the adult butterflies die and the northward migration is continued by their offspring.
-nik (thanks and a tip o' the hat to PBS)
A few facts concerning the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippu):
--Danaus plexippus in Greek means "sleepy transformation." The name evokes the species' ability to hibernate and metamorphize.
--They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more to their overwintering spots in Mexico and Southern California from the northern United States and Canada. Once there, the butterflies hibernate in the mountain forests, where a less extreme climate provides them a better chance to survive.
--A monarch butterfly typically weighs less than half a gram. Its wingspan is about 4 inches, and the male butterflies are typically larger than the females.
--Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges. The males possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their wings, and their orange color alerts predators to stay away.
--Monarch butterflies communicate with scents and colors. To mate, the males attract females by releasing chemicals from scent glands on their hind wings.
--During the spring and summer, an adult monarch spends its several week lifespan mating and searching for food, and adult females lay eggs singly on milkweed.
--The annual monarch life cycle and migration begins at the monarchs' overwintering grounds in Mexico and California. In March, the overwintering monarchs begin their journey north, and once the northern migration begins, monarchs become sexually mature and mate. After mating and egg-laying, the adult butterflies die and the northward migration is continued by their offspring.
-nik (thanks and a tip o' the hat to PBS)
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Sandi, although their number may be decreased this year, you still were capable to photograph a Monarch butterfly. The result is great.
In Europe we're dealing already for a couple of months with extremely dry weather, so I can rarely see butterflies in my garden now, so I envy THIS SITUATION. Hope that for both of us the 'normal' situation (when it comes to the number of butterflies) will return.
In Europe we're dealing already for a couple of months with extremely dry weather, so I can rarely see butterflies in my garden now, so I envy THIS SITUATION. Hope that for both of us the 'normal' situation (when it comes to the number of butterflies) will return.
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I too have not seen a monarch this summer - other butterflies though. Excellent capture Sandi - they do love those butterfly bushes
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The Amen of nature is always a flower .... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The monarch wearing his amazing colors looks wonderful on the purple flower and most likely beginning to fuel up for his long journey - Very Nicely Done Tigs!!!!!!!
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One of the joys of spending time in the garden, beautiful shot.
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Loving the Monarch! Beautiful creatures captured beautifully. Very nice indeed!
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