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Dave Meredith

@davemeredith.bsky.social

Backlit Monarch butterfly on a coneflower for the #BlueSkyArtShow #bright theme.

#EastCoastKin #PhotoHour #photography #nature #naturephotography

November 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM

Michael Ramsdell

@mramsdell1967.bsky.social

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-54

Even after life's disappointments
We will find a way forward on Monday

#butterfly #butterflies #monarch #monarchs #macro #photography #beauty #nature #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

November 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Natalie Wernimont | nataliejunewernimoon

@nataliewernimont.bsky.social

Monarch butterfly painting in a reclaimed wood frame, available on my website: www.nataliejunewernimoon.com 🤎🦋

#art #painting #butterfly #butterflies #bugs #insects #invertebrates #entomology #nature #sciart #butterflyart #monarchbutterfly #monarchbutterflies

Artist's hand holding a realistic painting of a monarch butterfly in a rustic light wood frame over a distressed white tabletop. The insect has been painted on a clear glass surface, and looks like it is floating in the middle of the frame. You can see a reflection in the glass of the artist's other hand holding a cell phone taking the photo.

November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM

Katrina Coombs

@klcoombs.bsky.social

Green, before the panes of orange and black--always. Green, before the pain of orange—then black—always.

#stunday #monarchbutterflies #monarch #butterfly #eastcoastkin #allegory #photooftheday #photography #photographersofbluesky #nature #metamorphosis #butterflyphotography #macrophotography

November 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM

Kelly Lantana

@kellylantana.bsky.social

Looking up yesterday morning,
and beheld this artistic scene:
Vibrant autumn colors, amidst a vivid blue sky...

“Pausing, is to see.
Seeing, is to enjoy.
Enjoying, is to be refreshed.” K.L.

#Photography #Butterfly #FlyDay #Flowers #FloralFriday
#LookUp #Calm #Nature #Desert #Wonder #Peace #Scape

A rustic-orange desert Queen Butterfly, embracing a bright orange Trumpet Vine bloom… This butterfly is similar in some ways, to a Monarch Butterfly when their wings are folded… Quote in post by Kelly Lantana.

November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Leona

@leonaburgess.bsky.social

Butterfly weed is a type of milkweed that doesn't have the namesake sap but still provide food for monarch caterpillars. It is native to North America and provides nectar to hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. They're drought tolerant and grow in poor soil. #365species #nativeplants #flowers #nature

Butterfly weed in bloom with bright orange flowers. Massachusetts, July, 2025.

November 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM

Corry Anne Photography 🦋

@corryanne.com

Playing with textures.. 🦋

#butterfly #butterflies
#nature #naturephotography
#macro #macrophotography
#monarch #monarchs
#monarchbutterfly #monarchbutterflies
#fineart #lepidoptera

A monarch butterfly resting on the flower of a butterfly bush. On a textured pink background.

November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Kathleen

@artheals.bsky.social

Feeling hopeful...

Happy hump day and post Election Day!

#nature #hope #Monarch #Photography

Image of monarch butterfly on a lilac blossom. Green leaves surround.

November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM

Callen Harty

@callenh.bsky.social

Monarch caterpillar. #Monarch #DanausPlexippus #Butterfly #Caterpillar #MilkweedButterfly #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #Cable #Wisconsin

A monarch butterfly caterpillar on a leaf. The caterpillar is facing downward. The caterpillar is fairly wide and has alternating stripes of black, yellow, and white, with four white dots along the bottom. It has long black antennae.

November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Iris Richardson

@irisrichardson.com

Thank you, art buyer from Lynnwood, WA, from one nature lover to another

#art #artist #macro #butterflies #honeybees #IrisRichardsonArt #artstore #artshop #giftideas #fallforart #buyintoart #ayearforart #smallbusiness #supportthearts #artistsunday #artistsunday

November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Michael Ramsdell

@mramsdell1967.bsky.social

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Butterfly 2025-51

Things don't always start out perfect
Often it takes time to get things moving first

#butterfly #butterflies #macro #insect #photography #beauty #nature #monday #photodaily #photos #thephotohour #mramsdellpics

November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Daniel S. Katz

@danielskatz.org

Queensland nature (11/?):
Olive-backed Oriole, Green Oriole (x2), Monarch Butterfly

#Birds #BirdPhotography

November 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM

Health And Fitness Posts

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Monarch 👑 Butterfly 🦋 Garden 🏡 Art 🎨

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#butterfly #redbubble #nature #short #shorts #shortsvideo #shortreels #stylish #shortreel #beautiful #cute #colors #art #tshirts #tshirt #shortvideo #shortshorts #design #artwork #fashion

November 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Mimzy 🦋

@imimzy.bsky.social

Monarch butterfly feeding on a milkweed flower.
#butterflies #nature

October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM

DocBray Is Selling Photography Swag

@docbray.wafflesky.com

Some memories of Fall past, this day 3 years ago 💜

#Photography #Nature #Butterfly 📷🦋

October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Corry Anne Photography 🦋

@corryanne.com

Fall colours 🦋

#macromonday
#butterflies
#nature #naturephotography
#macro #macrophotography
#monarch #butterfly
#lepidoptera

Macro of a monarch butterfly resting on orange snapdragon flowers - fall colours.

October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM

PJ.bsky.social ✌️🙏🫶📎🐸

@peacehopeubuntu.bsky.social

Monarch laying eggs on the Milkweed...
#Butterfly #Butterflies #InMyBackyard #MyEclecticGarden #Garden #Pollinators #Nature 🌱💚🌿 #Plants

October 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Tweety

@tweety-woody.bsky.social

2025 We Raised and Released Monarch Butterfly in Milton, Delaware.
We Finished out our season with 768 Monarch butterflies released. 🦋💙
#MonarchButterfly
#Habitat
#ButterflyOfBluesky
#butterflies
#insect #photography #nature
#EastCoastKin
#PhotographerOfBluesky

October 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM

John David Fawcett

@headbaby.com

Migration paused here
on a burst of purple flame
Let the quiet ones rise.

A Monarch butterfly soaks up the sun on a burst of purple wildflowers. Wings wide, colors bold, caught mid-snack in a quiet moment of nature doing its thing.

#macro #photography

A Monarch butterfly rests with wings fully open atop a vivid cluster of purple wildflowers. The butterfly’s wings display a bold orange hue bordered by deep black margins, each edge dotted with crisp white spots. Its delicate legs grip the flower’s central disk while its curled proboscis probes for nectar. The flowers have slender, spiky petals radiating outward in a starburst pattern, suggesting a species like ironweed or blazing star. Surrounding the bloom are lush green leaves with visible veins, adding texture and contrast to the scene. The background is softly blurred, hinting at a natural outdoor setting with ambient light filtering through foliage. The image captures a moment of pollination in progress, highlighting the intricate relationship between insect and plant. The Monarch’s presence evokes themes of migration, fragility, and ecological interdependence, while the saturated colors and shallow depth of field lend the composition a painterly, almost dreamlike quality.

October 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM

Hannah 🌋 🌿 🌍

@geogsteel.bsky.social

🌿 Take Me Outside Day! 🌿

What an incredible day of outdoor learning with our high school freshmen! More details in the Alt text.

#TakeMeOutsideDay #OutdoorLearning #EnvironmentalEducation #ScienceInAction #InquiryBasedLearning #EcoSchools

🌿 Take Me Outside Day! 🌿

What an incredible day of outdoor learning with our high school freshmen! We spent the morning exploring our school’s nature trail — surveying habitats, sketching observations, and collecting evidence of local wildlife.
Students found signs of white-tailed deer, including scat, tracks, and food sources like acorns. But the discoveries didn’t stop there — we also found a small mammal skeleton (which led to a great discussion about carnivorous teeth!), two snake skins, a kingfisher, and even a monarch butterfly! 🦋🐍🦴
It was such a joy to see students so engaged — curious, observant, and full of wonder — as they learned more about the ecosystems right on our campus.

Experiences like this remind us how powerful outdoor education can be.

#TakeMeOutsideDay #OutdoorLearning #EnvironmentalEducation #ScienceInAction #InquiryBasedLearning #EcoSchools

October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Andi Fitzgerald 🪴🏳️‍⚧️

@andifitz.bsky.social

Tried so hard yesterday at a local garden to get a good photo of a monarch butterfly on some Gregg’s blue mist flowers but this is the best I got. Always a treat to see them out and about.

#naturephotography #monarch #butterflies #flowers #bloomscroll #nature #gardensky #gardening