Francis Figliola of Hartsdale, New York, perfectly captures the beauty of the Monarch butterfly.
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Nice photography, Francis. Cheers from Francis down under (or Frankie according to Rhonda).
Have a great week-end GPOD'ers.
Thanx, Frank.
Good morning Francis. It’s up to us to feed the monarchs, isn’t it? And g’day Frankie! Nice photography. More photos please!
Thanks, Rhonda!
Very nice, Francis. We all need more Monarch moments.
No, I did not. How does one recognize this critter's sex?
You can tell by the black spots on the hind wings.
Thanx!!
Lovely! I have been blessed with seeing these in my yard the last few weeks!
Good morning, Francis - great to see your Monarchs, and thanks for identifying the flowers providing food for them. Your photgraphy is beautiful - it's hard to capture these beauties with their wings open! Great job!
Patience and Asters helps. My beds were filled with many Aster cultivars and they drew hordes of bees and butterflies.
Very nice. I've been trying to attract these beauties for many years. I don't think Montana is part of their migration. Thank you for sharing.
Great monarch butterfly pictures, Francis. Diane's comment on the sex of the first shot sent me on a search of how to differentiate between male and female monarch's. Not only got to enjoy really beautiful insects this morning, but learned a couple of new things. What a great way to end the week.
Last summer I had monarchs everywhere. This summer/fall we have only seen one. Not sure what the problem is. Great photos!
Very pretty photos. Fortunately monarchs have been more plentiful this year in my garden.
It's been the best year for monarchs in my garden in a long time as well. Let's hope the efforts of gardeners helps to preserve our migrating friends.
Beautiful pictures Francis. I've had more Monarchs this year also. Maybe the result of planting both perennial and annual Butterfly Weed? Vikki in VA
I agree, and thanks.
Very nice photos. Sometimes my wife thinks I'm nuts trying to sneak up on butterflies to get their picture.
It takes a lot of shots and patience. Electronic cameras are just perfect for the task.
Good morning, Francis. You captured two lovely shots of these beauties. Thanks because we saw very few of them this fall.
I think the secret is the Asters. My flower beds are loaded up with many Aster cultivars - Honey, Bumble, and an assortment of other kinds of bees were all over them this late summer and early fall along with butterflies.
Gorgeous photos of beautiful creatures, Francis! I'm glad you were able to sneak up on them so successfully.
Thank you so much!
Nice photos of pretty Monarchs on your gorgeous blooms! You are helping keep our Monarchs from declining w/ you pollinator plants.
Beautiful photos. I'm inspired to plant more asters.
Thanx. There are so many types, splurge. They bloom just when the critters need that nectar the most, just before the freeze of Winter.
Lovely! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. I have noticed more Monarch's this year as well. Hurray!
We live in north New Jersey. We saw a monarch on Mexican sunflowers on 10/19. The temperature went up to low 70s. I am glad that we provided a feeding station.
Such lovely photos...I'm particularly charmed by the blue "fluff" of the Ageratum. I don't blame the monarch for wanting to linger.
Lovely photos and good photography! I raised Monarchs this summer from eggs to adult for the first time. Enjoyable hobby. Have milkweed for the caterpillars and lots of nectar plants. I’ll have to add the ageratum! Thanks
Fabulous!
Coolness. I grew fennel to draw them to my garden - but they had a hankering for parsley ! They are beautiful little creatures- & they love zinnias too ! Thanks for sharing
So beautiful! It's such a rush to see monarchs in the gardens. One day in late August I walked out my front door to capture this. My only regret was not having my good camera in hand, but I was afraid if I went back in to get it, I would miss the site. They were only there for a few days. My apologies that the photo didn't load correctly.
It's a great photo. May I ask where you are located (in general) and what kind of Liatris are they on?
Chris, I live in Minnesota, zone 4. That is a Meadow Blazingstar Liatris.
Love that Ageratum. I've been seeing it around the neighborhood. I'll have to get some next sprinf!
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