Here's a skyward shot of a male monarch on our Mexican sunflower in the front yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #n
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Here's a skyward shot of a male monarch on our Mexican sunflower in the front yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nature
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#lepidoptera
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#sunflower
#illinois
A male monarch on our 8-foot-tall sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) in the backyard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativepl
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For a third day in a row this male monarch has been visiting our Mexican sunflowers in the front yard! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower
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For a third day in a row this male monarch has been visiting our Mexican sunflowers in the front yard! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nature
#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
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#illinois
24 hours later, this male monarch is still feasting on the Mexican sunflowers! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #phot
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Here's another male monarch that spent the afternoon on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #pho
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Here's another male monarch that spent the afternoon on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nature
#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#sunflower
#illinois
This newly emerged male monarch has spent all morning feasting on our Mexican sunflowers! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflowers #Illinois #
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This newly emerged male monarch has spent all morning feasting on our Mexican sunflowers! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nature
#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#sunflowers
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#illinois
This gorgeous female monarch was on one of our last blooming meadow blazing stars this morning. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wi
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This gorgeous female monarch was on one of our last blooming meadow blazing stars this morning. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wildflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nativeplants
#illinois
This male monarch is ready to be released, waiting in his mesh enclosure. This is the fifth monarch I have raised this year. #butterfly #butterflies #
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This male monarch is ready to be released, waiting in his mesh enclosure. This is the fifth monarch I have raised this year. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#nature
#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#illinois
Here's another monarch visiting our Mexican sunflower in the front yard. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photograph
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The Mexican sunflowers are one of the main attractions for the monarchs in the front yard today! #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflo
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The Mexican sunflowers are one of the main attractions for the monarchs in the front yard today! #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#butterfly
#lepidoptera
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#monarch
#savethemonarch
#sunflower
#illinois
Here is a mating pair of monarchs perched in our hackberry tree in the backyard! #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #phot
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Here is a mating pair of monarchs perched in our hackberry tree in the backyard! #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#lepidoptera
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#illinois
After laying eggs on some common milkweed, this beauty landed on one of our pots of meadow blazing star in the back yard. #monarch #butterfly #butterf
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After laying eggs on some common milkweed, this beauty landed on one of our pots of meadow blazing star in the back yard. #monarch #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wildflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#lepidoptera
#wildflowers
#butterflies
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#savethemonarch
#nativeplants
#illinois
Here's a closeup of a male monarch on one of our meadow blazing stars in the front yard garden. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wi
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Here's a closeup of a male monarch on one of our meadow blazing stars in the front yard garden. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wildflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
#photography
#nature
#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#wildflowers
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#nativeplants
#illinois
Here is a male monarch visiting the butterfly milkweed in our front yard garden. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #wildflowers #Illi
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#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#nativeplants
#illinois
Here is the male monarch I released four days ago, just before the severe thunderstorms roared through this morning. I'm happy to report that I saw hi
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Here is the male monarch I released four days ago, just before the severe thunderstorms roared through this morning. I'm happy to report that I saw him again soon after the storms were over. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#lepidoptera
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#savethemonarch
#illinois
Our first Mexican sunflower has opened and the monarch butterflies have already found it. #butterfly #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #Save
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Our first Mexican sunflower has opened and the monarch butterflies have already found it. #butterfly #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#butterfly
#lepidoptera
#savethemonarch
#illinois
This is no ordinary monarch butterfly. This is a male monarch that I raised and released three days ago. Seeing him thriving and holding his own again
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This is no ordinary monarch butterfly. This is a male monarch that I raised and released three days ago. Seeing him thriving and holding his own against other monarchs is so satisfying. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch
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#lepidoptera
#butterflies
#savethemonarch
#illinois
I had to break up a fight today. These two male monarchs were having a prolonged, intense wrestling match on a meadow blazing star, so I thought I had
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I had to break up a fight today. These two male monarchs were having a prolonged, intense wrestling match on a meadow blazing star, so I thought I had better intervene. The fighting continued on my hand for a bit.
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#butterfly
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