Peter J. Ham.
Monarch of Madeira
I've never seen these in the wild before. Now I understand why they can migrate such huge distances. Strong, and robust gliders, feeding up wherever they can. Beautiful.....and huge! This one was taken in the municipal gardens of Funchal in Madeira. Surprised to see them as I thought they migrated down through the Americas. Macro telephoto lens helped get reasonable close. As always, the Tamron 90mm does the job! Lovely bit of kit!
Monarch of Madeira
I've never seen these in the wild before. Now I understand why they can migrate such huge distances. Strong, and robust gliders, feeding up wherever they can. Beautiful.....and huge! This one was taken in the municipal gardens of Funchal in Madeira. Surprised to see them as I thought they migrated down through the Americas. Macro telephoto lens helped get reasonable close. As always, the Tamron 90mm does the job! Lovely bit of kit!