Amy’s response to this week’s challenge inspired me to dig up the following photos of Monarch butterflies feasting on goldenrods. I took them four years ago at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Monarch butterflies seem to be disappearing, and they need all the help we can give them.
http://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/gone-but-not-forgotten/
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Eliza Waters said:
Well put, the monarchs need all the help we can give them. Plant more milkweed! Your photos are stunning.
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MJF Images said:
Very sad, and puzzling too. Nice post.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate your comments.
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Pat said:
Beautiful!
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nowathome said:
Beautiful colours!!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you!
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Sue Slaght said:
Gorgeous photos. So full of color and life. Wonderful on a winter night.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks, Sue, and yes, these colors will help warm a winter night.
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kiaman2012/Greg said:
Gorgeous capture and image!
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you, Greg!
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la_lasciata said:
They have always looked to me as if someone has drawn them onto a photo – the design details of their colouring are simply amazing. Aren’t these the ones that cluster in their millions somewhere in South America, Hien …?
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neihtn2012 said:
Monarch butterflies live in North America from Canada to Mexico, and they do form giant clusters hanging from trees. I’ve only seen clusters of hundreds of them many years ago, I think it was 1976, in California. In more recent years, with their numbers declining, those clusters are becoming uncommon. Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
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la_lasciata said:
http://www.visitmexico.com/en/michoacan-where-monarch-butterflies-migrate
There we go, Hien ! 🙂
I was wrong – not SOUTH America but CENTRAL.
Sighh …
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you for the link!
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la_lasciata said:
My pleasure, my dear ! 🙂
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Amy said:
i’m totally in awe! One of the best butterfly captures I have ever seen! Thanks for the link, Hien 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Amy, I am the one to thank you for giving me the idea to look for these photos from four years ago, before I started blogginh.
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paulettemotzko said:
Reblogged this on Photos That Inspire Words.
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neihtn2012 said:
Thank you!
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paulettemotzko said:
You are welcome…you are a great photographer.
Paulette L Motzko
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Sreejith Nair said:
Beautiful image… lovely entry for the challenge 🙂
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neihtn2012 said:
Thanks for stopping by and commenting Sreejith!
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