Monarch (Danaus plexippus)(f)

A male Queen

Magnifique.. merci Pam

Merci Roland !

Quelle netteté ! Magnifiques prises Pam

Merci Thérèse

Beautiful butterfly and superb photo, Pam.

Thankyou Ron !

AWWWW GLORIOUS, Pam ****************

Thankyou Marie-claire !

Un beau Monarque !!!

Merci Didier !

most beautiful.

Thankyou Annemarie !

Exceptional pair!

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Thankyou William !

Lovely macros Pam.

Thankyou Steve !

Thanks for the positive health update....and the exquisite details of the Monarch shot.
The title of your second image is a contradiction in my books ;-)
Did you perform a curtsy before taking these shots?

Thankyou Neil !

I knew it would get some comments !! But.. tis so !!

Excellent

Thankyou Sebby !

Un grand bravo pour cette merveilleuse capture ++++++

Merci malik 1

Absolutely gorgeous Pam, superb shot.

Thankyou Maurice !

Glad to know that everything is well with you and yours, Pam (:o))
A pure marvel, here ! ******

Thankyou Christiane !

Gorgeous Monarch. I saw a number of them in flight when at Robert Moses State Park on Sunday. Unfortunately, the goldenrod there is not yet in bloom, so the Monarchs were not landing.

Thankyou Don !

Be sure to report them won't you !

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Good news all around, fortunately.... glad to read them and to see this flying beauty....

Thankyou Cat !

Doskonałe makro w pięknym świetle!

Dziękuję Jan !

Oh Pam you really do take the most wonderful photos of butterflies. This is another one of your beautiful pictures.

Thankyou Jenny !

A beauty, for sure.

Thankyou Bob !

Thankyou Kate !

Kate the news is some and some. I follow and report to and read Journey North(and South) and reports are a good showing up your way and a good breeding cycle in most places.

I am not on a main migration route(dont see them coming up from Mexico) but I do see them coming south. The routes change slightly with food availability. If they had come through here 2 weeks ago(very early) there are dead and dying plants from drought.. but we had some rain and the False Sunnies came back. West of me they have seem large roosts....

After the heartbreaking ice storm took so many as they left Mexico in the Spring... this Summer may just have been ok for them. When they get back to the forests in Mexico it will be known better.

You can follow it all here.

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Thankyou Francesco !

Outstanding macro.
Congrats on Explore.

Thankyou Jaap !

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Merci Danielle !

A really lovely image Pam.

Thankyou Jeff !

Absolutely stunning!!! :D Perfectly crisp and gorgeous!!

Thankyou Janet !

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Congratulations on Explore, Pam.

Glad everyone is well and hope you have a great autumn.

Thankyou 4 times Ron !

The past 3 days have been perfect weather... the first time in months you could be outside and breathe. So... lots to do out there.. but so good not to be getting heat exhaustion in the process !

Fantazia papilio!!! Perfekta foto!!! :)))

Dankon Maria !

Another perfect shot. I feel very envious.

Thankyou Jean.

Will swap for some sea !

Things are looking up and the butterflies are back. What could be nicer?

Thankyou Esther !

Yes... Nature is smiling !

Jaka naprawde jest przyroda i jakie tajemnice skrywa !!!!
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Thankyou Ron !

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Thankyou twice Ron !

Ce papillon est superbe et bien rendu sur ces belles photos !
Bon WE Pam .

Merci Nichelle !

Vous aussi !

Thankyou Ron !

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Thankyou again Ron !

You have such amazing butterflies Pam. Wonderfully photographed

Thankyou Jan !

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Thankyou Ron !

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Thankyou again Ron !

Congratulations! I am sorry to hear of your bad experiences this year. You are a trooper!

Thankyou Dick !

Fantastic... !

Thankyou Udo !

A beautiful capture, well deserving Explore. Glad to hear things are picking up for you.

Thankyou George !

Oh Pam, this images are beautiful! I have seen more Monarchs this year in my area, too. I'm so happy for you that you could get some wonderful shots of these beautiful butterflies!

Thankyou Val....

I left you this link on the other pic too.

Please DO report the sightings !

I report and follow here as now do some others.

www.learner.org/jnorth/monarch/index.html

Elegance and beauty!

Thankyou Helena !

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Merci Ramon !

Just beautiful, Pam. Things like this would help keep your chin up, if just a tad. Good luck and best wishes to all three of you.

Thankyou Phill !

Having the Monarchs come through I feel it a privilege . This year I have had over 25 over 2 weeks.. that breaks the record here for me !

Danke Francis !

Gracias Antonio !

Fantastic photo and gallery!!!!! Greetings from Slovakia, Majka

Thankyou Majka !

Great macro shot...

Une magnifique macro d'une belle netteté.

Merci Martine !

......wunderschön und perfekt hast du diesen schönen Schmetterling fotografiert liebe Pam:))

.........wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))