It's the time of year for seeing Monarchs and we've had one flitting around the garden for a few weeks now. So one day I went out to see if I could persuade it to sit still for a moment. As you probably know, we let a few Milkweed grow in our garden in the hopes that a passing Monarch will lay eggs and we'll see those distinctive caterpillars.
Mrs. F.G. kept track and here is one of her youngsters.
With the magic of zoom we see a little closer view, with those distinctive white, yellow and black stripes.
When I went out to try and get a picture of the butterfly in the back garden, I had to chase it. It kept flitting from blossom to blossom.
I got closer and closer shots, but it never did open those wings long enough for me to get a picture.
So I had to revert to an old image from a few years back. And lest there be any confusion, Monarch caterpillars can only feed on Milkweed, but mature butterflies feed on a range of blossoms. Obviously they really like the Coneflowers in our garden.
Just when you go to click, they flit.
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