A Royal Visit

Always a thrill to see- and a bonus to capture- a monarch butterfly.

[Lesley]

Perfect in every way. Big fav

[Beryl Lloyd]

Perfection ! What a super capture , focus and dof! and beautifully composed ! - big fav

[KV]

Sensational!!!

[Jeremy Cross]

Lovely photo with beautiful colours

[Julie Ryan]

Agreed! I hardly ever see one. Very beautiful image!

[Jo Worboys]

Lucky you (is that twice now Heather) They are very beautiful . Def deserves a fav

[Shutterbug]

Awesome capture of the sharp rose with the blur in the background.

[Pyrrhula]

A great pov. focus and micro shot. Fav.

[Joanne Diochon]

Lovely capture, I haven't seen one in my garden yet this year. I usually have a few hanging around and I have purposely left a few milkweeds in the garden. Not sure why I am being ignored. :)

[wendy frost]

How wonderful to find this beautiful butterfly. A great capture perched on the pretty flower.

[amyK]

Excellent focus

[Diana]

Breathtakingly beautiful, such a magical capture with wonderful detail and colours.

[Peter]

Simply stunning image full of wonderful detail and colour Heather, Fav:)

[Elyse Klemchuk]

This is wonderful!

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Heather]

@julie I know. Years ago, they were so common, but now :(

[Heather]

@365projectorgjoworboys Thanks, Jo! And you're right: that's twice now! :)

[Heather]

@gardencat This year, I have noticed them around the purple cone flowers even when milkweed is nearby. Maybe they are not in their breeding stage right now.

[John Falconer]

Fabulous closeup. Great shot.

[carol white]

Beautiful.Fav😊

[Sue Cooper]

Wow Heather!! Absolutely stunning. Fav.