Butterfly Ballet
by Regina Geoghan
Title
Butterfly Ballet
Artist
Regina Geoghan
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Butterfly Ballet by Regina Geoghan. An image of Monarch butterflies nectaring on the flowers of a white butterfly bush. The Monarch butterfly is part of the genus Papilio and in the Nymphalidae family. It is one of the most loved butterflies and its beautiful orange and black wing pattern is familiar to most everyone. The Monarch is known for its southern migration in late summer from the United States and Canada to Mexico, flying thousands of miles. Sadly the Monarch population has declined signficantly in recent years due to loss of habitat and pesticides and the Monarch is in grave danger of extinction. The Monarch requires milkweed plants on their migration back North in order to lay their eggs and these plants are being damaged or destroyed across the nation, leaving no Monarch habitat. Monarch butterflies live two to eight weeks during the breeding season and only the last generation migrates back to the South. The Monarch is a pollinator and therefore important to our ecology. It is thought that the Monarch was named in nonor of King William III of England.
Very honored to share that this image was voted as FIRST PLACE winner by fellow artists in the Butterfly Flutterby contest May 2018.
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August 27th, 2013
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Comments (18)
Regina Geoghan
Thank you very much Mike for featuring "Butterfly Ballet" in your group 1000 to 1999 Views.
Regina Geoghan
Thank you so much Christopher for making "Butterfly Ballet" a featured image among so many wonderful images in your group 100 Views on 1 Image.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Regina Geoghan
Thanks so much Stefano for featuring "butterfly Ballet" in your 10+ group. An honor to reach this milestone.
Maria Hunt
Faboulous, Regina.... Such a beautiful work of art. F/L/V
Regina Geoghan replied:
Thank you very much Maria for your thoughtful comment and much appreciated support.
Regina Geoghan
Thanks very much Anita for featuring "Butterfly Ballet" in your group Groovy Butterflies.
Anita Faye
Delightful sunlit capture Regina! Featured on Groovy Butterflies! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/groovy-butterflies.html
Regina Geoghan
Thank you Debbie for featuring "Butterfly Ballet" in your Beautiful Butterflies group.
Regina Geoghan
Thank you Karen for featuring Butterfly Ballet in your Nature Landmarks Landscapes group. Grateful for your support.
Gary Richards
I had the opportunity this fall to see thousands of these butterflies in migration! Nice one!
Regina Geoghan replied:
That's a sight I'd love to see Gary. What a treat it must have been. With the Monarch populations becoming so depleted, I hope that ways can be found to ensure that the populations begins to grow again. Thanks for the comment.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, I Love Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Regina Geoghan replied:
Thank you very much Dawn. I'm happy to be a new member of your group and look forward to regularly participating.
George Oze
Very nice capture! The color of the butterflies nicely contrast against the blue sky!
Regina Geoghan replied:
Thank you George. I especially appreciate it coming from such a skilled photographer as you are.
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