Monarch pair

I've been chasing butterflies for five years. This year, the weather and loss of habitat contributed to an exceptionally difficult year for many insects, but monarchs in particular. I had not seen but a handful all summer. Then, during the monarch migration, I found six nectaring on a small patch of flowers in our downtown garden. I took several hundred photos, but this one of a female/male pair most captured their delicate beauty and majesty.

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