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Monarch Butterfly

Monarch butterflies embark on a marvelous migratory phenomenon. They travel between 2,000 – 5,000 kilometres; their two-month journey is the second longest mi...
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Monarch butterflies embark on a marvelous migratory phenomenon. They travel between 2,000 – 5,000 kilometres; their two-month journey is the second longest migration of all known insects. The butterflies travel from Canada south to the United States and hibernate in the forest mountains of Mexico. The butterflies hibernate in Mexico in a moderate climate before they head back North. Adult monarch butterflies possess two pairs of brilliant orange-red wings, featuring black veins and white spots along the edges. Males, who possess distinguishing black dots along the veins of their wings, are slightly bigger than females. Each adult butterfly lives for a maximum of four to six weeks.
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NIKON D7100

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 2200/10

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Oct, 2016

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I love this shot! Beautiful!!! I am growing a Monarch garden in my backyard. After I hatch a couple I was hooked. ! :) They have a wonderful documentary on them on Netflix right now. :)

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Beautiful Monarch!!!! Nice capture!

Absolutely magnificent!

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Brilliant colours and details

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I haven't seen a single monarch this year......sickens me

beautiful monarch and great detail!!

Fantastic capture of the Monarch Butterfly! Great colors, lighting, & detail! Wonderful shot!

Wow love this one stunning color, sharp focus and great contrast against background. :) Mary

Wonderful macro shot, Doug, full of colour and texture. Even with the naked eye, we don't get to see this much detail. Brilliant capture!

Utterly outstanding. LOVE the edit, the colors... just everything.

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fabulous capture..........the history of the migration of the Monarch is amazing. I've been following it for years and never ceases to amaze me. Thank goodness they stopped a lot of the stripping of forests where the Monarchs hibernate. That is what really helped to take out much of the population. I have read that the ones that do the trip to Mexico are much stronger in nature, I will have to look it up on the internet again. Nice work Doug!