Maine! Monarch on Rose Hips
On August 15, 2024 by lightshedder With 0 Comments
- beach, butterflies and insects, butterfly, Kennebunk, Maine, nature, Sony A6700 with Tamron 50-400Di iii

The Monarch Butterflies are coming back through, down the coast, on their way to Mexico. They come around Great Head point and across the Mousam River mouth, over the beach and the marsh, and continue on south, 20 or so of them in the short time I am looking. They rarely light for more than a few seconds, and most don’t light at all while I am looking. This one settled a moment on the ripening Beach Rose hips (Rosa Rugosa). Sony a6700 with my action and flight modifications (just in case it did not sit for me). Insect recognition auto focus. Processed in Photomator.