{"id":14603,"date":"2021-08-29T06:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2021-08-29T06:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:50:33","slug":"monarchs-in-blazing-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=14603","title":{"rendered":"Monarchs in Blazing Star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Monarchs and Northern Blazing Star, Laudholm Farms, Wells, Maine, USA \u2014 I stopped by the National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm Farms the other day while out on my eTrike. The staff have planted a native species garden near the entry kiosk and they have a few Northern Blazing Star plants which are exceptionally tall and full, probably because they get watered every day. They are attracting Monarchs. (They also have a field of Milkweed down below the farm buildings so they are working both ends of the Monarch cycle \ud83d\ude42 Because there was only the one stand of Blazing Star there was a lot of interaction between the Monarchs\u2026that swirling chase they do\u2026and they were often on two sides of the same plant\u2026making for a great photo op. Nikon B700 at ~ 1125mm equivalent. Program mode with some custom tweaks for birds and wildlife. Processed in Polarr and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f5.6 @ 1\/250th.<\/p>\n

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