backyardecology, to Illinois
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A female monarch butterfly in the backyard today!

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backyardecology, to photography
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I was going through some monarch butterfly pics from last summer & came across this beauty taken last August. I'm very concerned about the reports that have come from Mexico about their low numbers this past winter. Hopefully they will bounce back.

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  • It is always a wonderful day when you can spot a Monarch butterfly!

Her wings perfectly extended to show off her lovely orange and black colors, she gently rests on a stalk of goldenrod.

Also called the Milkweed butterfly, the Monarch is an endangered North American Butterfly. Loss of habitat and food have made this long distance migratory wonder of nature at risk of disappearing. https://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-monarch-and-the-goldenrod-karen-cook.html

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  • I love the common milkweed plant. From Spring to Autumn, it undergoes such a dramatic change. From the green leaves with their stunning blooms in early Spring, to the the development of the seed pods that resemble cucumbers or pickles (I think so) in Summer and then finally in late Autumn, the explosion of the seed pods, with their wispy threads clinging to the seeds waiting to soar on the breeze.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/magic-of-milkweed-karen-cook.html

backyardecology, to Illinois
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I was still seeing monarchs on the New England asters yesterday afternoon.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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A lovely female monarch butterfly on New England aster this morning.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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After no monarch shots for almost two weeks, I finally saw this handsome male on the New England asters today.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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A female monarch butterfly on goldenrod this morning.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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A female monarch butterfly nectaring on non-native red clover.

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Monarch butterfly ~

backyardecology, to Illinois
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Released this pretty girl today. She hung around the yard for a while before sipping some goldenrod and heading on her way.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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Some more monarch magic on the meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) from last month.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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The monarchs were all over the non-native red clover at the park today.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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I recently released this male monarch that I raised from a caterpillar. He ended up hanging around the yard for three days. It was amazing to see him thrive in the wild and he was even scrapping with some other males.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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It's been Monarch Mania around here lately! The most activity I have ever seen in the yard. Of course they're flocking to the meadow blazing stars (Liatris ligulistylis).

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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This male monarch showed up after the rain this morning. Meadow blazing star and swamp milkweed were his flowers of choice.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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Another handsome male monarch on our meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) this evening.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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Interesting lighting conditions and a cooperative male monarch made for a great photo shoot yesterday afternoon.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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On the last day of the , I photographed this male monarch in the front yard on our meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis).

backyardecology, to Illinois
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I released this handsome male monarch butterfly this afternoon. I was hoping for a better photo, but he immediately flew up in the neighbor's tree.

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They grow up so fast !

Slightly crinkled monarch clinging to it’s empty cocoon
Monarch perched on my hand, ready for takeoff

backyardecology, to Illinois
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So far, during the (July 28 - Aug. 6), I have seen a least 2 monarchs and have photographed at least 1 monarch per day. Here's another male in the front yard this afternoon.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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A male monarch butterfly visiting the meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) this morning.

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backyardecology, to Illinois
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Another male monarch butterfly on the meadow blazing star (Liatris ligulistylis) this evening.

backyardecology, to Illinois
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There's been a lot of monarch activity on our swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) in the past week.

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