Monarch On Thistle
by Donna Kennedy
Title
Monarch On Thistle
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Original Fine Art Photography by Donna Kennedy...
texture added for an artistic enhancement-edited in Topaz Studio
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:
-Go Take A Hike Photography Group
-Topaz Simplify-Glow-Impression Photo Renderings
-Macro Marvels
-USA Photographers ONLY
-Visions of Spring-Glances of Summer
-Just Perfect
-BUG's BUG's and more BUG's
-Insects Butterflies and Reptiles
-Wildlife One A Day
-Art Forever With You
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March 22nd, 2020
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Comments (37)
Sandi OReilly
Awesome capture and presentation, Donna, Congrats on Highlight Artist For The Week In WFS,F/L/T
Hanne Lore Koehler
Fantastic capture of this magnificent Monarch butterfly, Donna! Gorgeous detail, spectacular background and masterful composition! Congratulations on your Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTIST feature! L/F
Lucinda Walter
Congratulations on your Special Highlighted Artist of the Week for WFS. Beautiful work l/f
Randy Rosenberger
Congratulations for being one of our present SPECIAL HIGHLIGHTED ARTISTS, as you are very deserving of this special honor. Check it out on top of the Homepage of our site. It surely is a true honor to FEATURE THIS BEAUTY ON OUR HOMEPAGE! Your talents and love for art are surely dominant in this beautiful piece of outstanding art work! Thanks so very much for sharing, so we may enjoy and adore the beauty within! LIKED AND FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (admin of WFS group) http://fineartamerica.com/groups/wisconsin-flowers-and-scenery.html
Donna Kennedy
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