Upside down and sideways and...open!

[mnhtnbb]

From my street side walk with Snowy this afternoon.









I have been here in October when the Monarchs were migrating a number of times and it's always a challenge to get shots of them. This is the same butterfly and I just happened to bring my camera on the walk with me because I wanted to take photos of some of the signs naming the various beach houses. Serendipity!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Oh, lucky you, my dear mnhtnbb!

These are just to die for!

Every one a winner, for sure.

Are they heading south? Or.......?

Great serendipity!

[mnhtnbb]

2. East coast Monarchs are headed to the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/Monarch_Butterfly/migration/index.shtml

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks for the link! It's informative and beautiful. n/t

[Ohiogal]

3. Those are beautiful!

Great job capturing them, too!

[mnhtnbb]

5. More serendipity.

No glasses and holding the dog's leash in one hand while telling her to "stay"! Snowy has been my photo buddy for a lot of years now. She's really pretty good about standing still to let me shoot...most of the time!

[magicarpet]

6. Nice work,.. very clear photos.

[mnhtnbb]

7. Thanks!

I couldn't believe the butterfly stayed on the flowers for so long, crawling through several positions. It was just like a model moving through different poses. Many of the Monarchs flutter about quite rapidly and rarely open their wings fully for long while perched on the flowers.

[Callalily]

8. Great shots!

I know how difficult it is to capture butterflys.