On the Wing

A monarch butterfly amid a clump of Joe-Pye weed at one of the university wildflower gardens.

Fun Fact: Legend has it that Joseph Shauquethqueat (nicknamed Joe Pye) was a First Nations herbalist who lived in Massachusetts and New York in the 18th and early 19th centuries. He apparently used this local plant to treat typhoid fever, among other illnesses, and the plant was subsequently named after him.

[Lesley]

Very well captured. Fav

[Barb]

Perfect capture, Heather! Wonderful clarity, color, and dof!

[Beryl Lloyd]

So lovely ! Super capture and dof giving this image a near 3d effect - fav

[Shutterbug]

Nice capture of the beautiful weed and the butterfly. Thanks for the info.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture and information

[amyK]

Nicely done; lovely dof

[Yao RL]

Stunning.

[Diana]

Terrific capture with great focus and wonderful dof. Such interesting info Heather, thanks.

[Peter]

Fantastic closeup image in wonderful clarity and colours Heather, Fav:)

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Delightful capture fv!

[Jo Worboys]

Another one ! Lucky you Heather

[carol white]

Beautifully captured. Fav 😊

[haskar]

Beautifully captured.

[Sue Cooper]

That's just beautiful, Heather. How very considerate of this monarch to land on such a pretty flower. Thank you for the interesting info. Fav.