I’ve only ever seen Monarch Butterflies a handful of times growing up as they are not very common in Alberta – though they have been known to migrate into Southren Alberta. So when I saw them on the Island, I was quite excited to get one more shot off my list. Especially because they are not really common to TCI either.
So, I was expecting these butterflies to act like those I know in Alberta, flighty, but generally tame. Oh, was I wrong, they move fast and to call them flighty is an understatement. I only managed to get them sitting on a stem a couple of times (after what seemed to me to be fighting with another butterfly) and I wasn’t able to get them gliding in the air at all. I also learned that they are really only active in the early part of the morning.
I managed to get two scenes with these butterflies, this with the long lens and another with my UWA (that was fun, but that story is for another time). A little patience and some quick hands are to thank for this shot.
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