monarch
Uploaded: September 13, 2016 14:45:37 | Entered: July 21, 2018 13:56:25
Monarch butterflies have been beautifying backyards across North America for centuries, their brilliant orange and black wings swooping in for snacks and delighting all who catch a glimpse. In the past 20 years, however, these seasonal visitors have become much more difficult to spot. The species is facing a 90 percent population decline, prompting at least three major conservation groups to call for its designation as threatened.
Part of the problem lies in the lack of milkweed. A perennial flowering plant, milkweed is critical to the butterflies’ survival. It provides nectar along the migration route and is the only plant on which these insects can lay their eggs.
F5.6 1/60 ISO 200
Focal length 300mm
Natasha Pliss
September 01, 2016
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