It has taken me ALL SUMMER, but I finally got some photos of a Monarch Butterfly!

[Siwsan]

I've been trying and trying, since they first appeared but non would stay put long enough. But today, my luck most definitely changed.

[hlthe2b]

1. Love seeing a healthy Monarch... Nice!

[admonish]

11. Monarchs feed on milk weed

I used to see plenty of monarchs in my neck of the woods and then an area of milk weeds were destroyed to widen a road.
Now my monarchs are much harder to find

Moral: Plant milk weeds (and other plants that insects need)

[Delmette2.0]

16. Dragonflies also like Milkweed plants.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. ohm myyy. eggscllent.

[lark]

3. These are really good, so glad they finally decided to stay still long enough.

Good job with the patience.

[CentralMass]

4. Growing up we had a big milk weed patch between our yard and our neighbors and used to see a lot of

Monarch. Those are great photos and a beautiful specimen.

[niyad]

5. Just lovely. Thank you for sharing this beautiful being with us.

[magicarpet]

6. Nice job,... Beautiful butterfly.

[Tadpole Raisin]

7. Beautiful!

Thank you for sharing!

[Grumpy Old Guy]

8. Nice!

[ShazzieB]

9. Gorgeous! 😁

[MLAA]

10. Well done, congrats!

[catbyte]

12. Great shots! Don't you wish this was your backyard? I know I do.

[George McGovern]

13. Very Pretty!!

[rickyhall]

14. Nice job.

[wendyb-NC]

15. Thank you, for posting

What a beautiful creature. So glad you kept up your quest to take some pictures of a Monarch Butterfly. It has been years since I've seen one in nature around here in North Carolina.

[mnhtnbb]

19. I have seen them at the beach (Emerald Isle) in October

when they are migrating south. Several years in a row.

[Demovictory9]

17. lovely

[mnhtnbb]

18. Yay for you!

I have chased migrating Monarchs when at the beach here in NC in October. It is SO hard to get a good shot of them!