P365.3, Day 266 - Last of the Summer Wine

[grundyscribbling]

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[ysilme]

Ooooh ♥

[grundyscribbling]

😄

[lferion]

Beautiful!

[grundyscribbling]

Thank you!

[independence1776]

Wow!

[grundyscribbling]

It's that time of year! :)

[anerea]

Wow!! The "spider-eyes" one is incredibly gorgeous! I've never seen a butterfly quite like that.

Are the others monarchs?

Oh, it makes me so happy to know they're still fluttering about.

Over here we've had a few more butterflies this year than the previous few years, so I'm thinking it was probably the drought that affected them and the populations are recovering again.

[grundyscribbling]

That one is a common buckeye, and they're not unusual in most areas of the US.

The rest are indeed monarchs - it's migration time.

[sauronnaise]

Monarch butterflies! They said on the news their number decreased because of environmental changes. In my area, I didn't notice a major difference compared to the past, but it's saddening to hear for this species.

[grundyscribbling]

These ones are on their migration. Not sure if it's less compared to previous years or not - can't tell the peak until it's passed.

[sulien]

LOL! My first reaction was the same as ysilme’s. I love monarch butterflies and it is always a joy to see even photos of them. Thanks for sharing!

[grundyscribbling]

You're welcome!
Unfortunately, I think what with the weather, I'm unlikely to get too many more photos of them this year. (Saw a whole two this evening...don't know if they've stopped further inland or if they all pressed on across the bay today because they knew the weather was about to change.)