Somehow, this beauty made it into the catio on Friday. Took a bit of coaxing, but we got them free and flapping on their way.

📷 Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III
🔎 Olympus M.Zuiko 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 R

#Butterflies #MonarchButterfly #ColorADay #OrangeSun #DanausPlexippus #Nature #MicroFourThirds #M43

The Cumberland Nature Trail, St. Vincent

What began as a search for a rare parrot became a hike through tropical green, full of guavas, old friendships, and quiet epiphanies. On the Cumberland Trail in St. Vincent, the forest didn’t give me the perfect bird photo. It gave me something better.

https://islandinthenet.com/the-cumberland-nature-reserve/

Monarch Butterfly, caterpillar (Hidden Kingdom Smithsonian Insects by Safari Ltd.)

In following the trends of Safari Ltd.’s Tennessee Aquarium Salamander, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Marsh Education Fish collections, I am going to attempt to finish, or assist in finishing, Safari’s Hidden Kingdom Smithsonian Insects collection (the lubber grasshopper, black widow, and flea have already been reviewed). If I remember correctly, the figures were originally produced by Safari in […]

Read more... https://animaltoyforum.com/blog/monarch-butterfly-caterpillar-smithsonian-insects-by-safari-ltd/

#Danaus #DanausPlexippus #monarch #HiddenKingdomInsects #SafariLtd_ #SmithsonianInsects