Chin Ups
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Chin Ups
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...All natural lighting..
Monarch Butterfly getting some nectar in natural morning light on a late summer morning in Reno, Nevada 812121
Perhaps to be a lowly caterpillar is not so bad when imagining the life that has been promised, the life that is yet to come, bursting forth into a beauty that soars beyond the bounds of the earth...
In their larval stage monarch caterpillars feed almost exclusively on milkweed and as adults get their nutrients from the nectar of flowers. The monarch will always return to areas rich in milkweed to lay their eggs upon the plant. This is what makes the monarch butterfly taste so terrible to predators. Their markings include bright orange wings covered with black veins and rimmed with a black border and white dots.
The most amazing thing about monarch butterflies is the enormous migration that North American monarchs undertake each year. Every fall, as cold weather approaches, millions of these delicate insects leave their home range in Canada and the United States and begin flying south. They continue until they reach Southern California or central Mexico, more than 2,000 miles.
Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
-Pleasing the Eye
-All Natural Beauty of This World
-Black Background and Color
-Wildlife One A Day
-Macro Photography Group
-Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer
-Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery
-All About Nature and the Animals
-500 Views
-Premium FAA Artists
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August 29th, 2016
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Comments (221)
Greta Foose
The light in this image appears to come from within the butterfly itself, wonderful work.
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest⦠AMAZING BUTTERFLIES NEW LOGO CONTEST! F/L
Dylyce Clarke
Very nice image and capture. I voted for it in the AMAZING BUTTERFLIES NEW LOGO CONTEST. F