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04-SEP-2014 Hank Vander Velde

20140904-2 229 Monarch.jpg

Our yard

About a week ago, I spotted my first Monarch in our flower garden planted especially for Butterflies and other pollen-loving insects. The next day I saw two Monarchs, then three and today there were seven feeding on the Zinnias most of the afternoon. This after having seen only one Monarch all summer. There were also a Red Admiral and a Painted Lady present yesterday and today.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/1600s f/9.0 at 400.0mm iso900 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Cynthia (Cindy) Sutcliffe17-Sep-2014 19:57
How wonderful. A beautiful, sharp capture.
Larry Umthun13-Sep-2014 01:06
Very nice work Hank.
Simon Chandler11-Sep-2014 20:43
So colorful and beautiful! Love it. v
Ali Majdfar10-Sep-2014 22:36
Marvelous capture! ~V
larose forest photos10-Sep-2014 17:52
Congratulations on planting a garden especially for pollinators and butterflies. That is wonderful, and it is rewarding you with gorgeous sightings and images like this.
Guest 10-Sep-2014 16:00
A really nice comp of this Monarch...
Hennie & Lies Lammers10-Sep-2014 15:35
Beautiful capture Hank Such beautiful color and detail!
Tom Munson10-Sep-2014 15:27
This is beautiful, Hank. Well done.
jychamberland10-Sep-2014 14:15
superb capture of this monarch Hank!
s_barbour10-Sep-2014 14:09
Beautiful capture Hank, so happy that you were able to attracted these gorgeous butterflies to your garden.
Michel Foucault10-Sep-2014 13:51
Great shot and composition, congrats Hank .
Fong Lam10-Sep-2014 13:02
Remarkable capture with lovely colors and details, Hank....V
hayl10-Sep-2014 12:25
At last, I saw three in our yard yesterday but wasn't able to get a photo - yours is
a beauty.
Jim Coffman10-Sep-2014 12:13
Lucky you! I have seen three this year. You got a very nice image of this one,Hank!
A very nice background to really make this one stand out!
Zeeby10-Sep-2014 07:45
Beautiful! V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal10-Sep-2014 06:31
Wat een prachtige vlinder is deze monarch, mooie foto Hank.
joseantonio10-Sep-2014 04:17
Perfectly framed and nicely presented.
Jan Luit10-Sep-2014 02:49
Nice image of this beauty.
I have only seen one of them here too this year.
Pierre Martin10-Sep-2014 00:38
beautiful capture Hank
lovely colors
Char10-Sep-2014 00:34
Perfect capture, Hank! \/
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet10-Sep-2014 00:11
Superb capture and colors.
Range View 09-Sep-2014 23:25
Wonderful image taken in your new colouful garden Hank.
David.
Ann Pettigrew09-Sep-2014 23:08
Outstanding, Hank!! Such beautiful color and detail! Great work! V
Marcia Colelli09-Sep-2014 23:07
Very beautiful capture of this lovely Monarch with nice use of framing V
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