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Stanley Jones

Monarch Butterfly.jpg (Danaus plexippus)

Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus: Nymphalidae) nectaring Lantana sp..
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Open park with scattered pecan and post oaks adjacent to an un-named creek through the park at ca. 88 m (289 ft) elevation. Small planted flower garden next to the creek.
Location
Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
May 2021
Scientific name
Danaus plexippus
Equipment used
Canon
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fantastic portrait of this beautiful butterfly, Stanley, the colors and setting are resplendent, love it, many tfs!!
 
Donald Talbott
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Absolutely brilliant detailed capture of this Monarch Butterfly Stanley, the setting is just gorgeous mate. Tfs.
 
GerryHerd
Nice. Not many butterflies of any sort have shown up over here in Fl Panandle yet. You caught some nice color here.
 

Media information

Category
Butterflies & Moths
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
54
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250
ISO
500
Filename
Monarch, Camelot.jpg
File size
1 MB
Date taken
Sat, 08 May 2021 6:02 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 680px

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