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Poppyseed

@largepoppyseed.bsky.social

came across a wayward monarch caterpillar in our driveway looking a bit confused today

we relocated the little cutie to some milkweed in our garden

still on schedule to form a chrysalis 👍

💜🦋💜

#caterpillar
#butterfly
#nature

monarch caterpillar on our driveway before relocation to a milkweed plant

monarch caterpillar after relocation to the milkweed plant in our garden

November 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM

@Swede1952

@swede1952.bsky.social

Orange in the Air

This morning, a Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) fluttered through my backyard, its wings flickering like stained glass in motion.

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #insect #butterfly #MonarchButterfly

"A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) hovers midair, its wings outstretched in a moment of suspended elegance. The vibrant orange panels of its wings blaze like stained glass held to the sun, bordered by bold black veins and dotted with delicate white spots that shimmer like ceremonial beads. Each wingbeat seems to whisper through the air, a fluttering rhythm that carries the butterfly across your yard like a sovereign emissary of autumn. The background is softly blurred, a wash of greens and browns that cradle the Monarch in visual silence, allowing its colors to speak. There’s motion in the stillness—an airborne pause that feels both fleeting and eternal. This isn’t just a butterfly—it’s a living glyph of transformation, endurance, and quiet majesty." - Microsoft Copilot

November 16, 2025 at 4:05 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

L. G.Anderson

@writer-8815.bsky.social

Speaking of nature, the Monarch butterfly have been reduced by +90% in the past decade. Farming pesticides, cultivation of their food source, milk weed,which is their only source of food is gone.If you plant flowers &/or know farmers, include milkweed to give these migrating beauties a chance & bees

November 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM

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

dwcarving.bsky.social

@dwcarving.bsky.social

Title: Monarch Wizard, Artist: Gary A. Crosby, M.M.M, C.D., Canadian Soldier turned artist. Medium: Mixed Media. Hand-carved with traditional gouges. Size: 60 cm tall by 27 cm wide by 2.65 cm thick. Carved out of Canadian hardwood. Just too much fun, lol. Visit dwcarving.com to see more.

The Monarch Wizard is the latest in the “Wind Whispers” series. I am crafting an alternate realm where human features have a butterfly-like flair, playing with contrasts between skin tones and real-life butterflies to normalize our connection with nature. Size: 60 cm x 27 cm x 2.65 cm in depth. Wood type: Select white Poplar wood. Finish: Acrylic, polyurethane, beeswax.

November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM

Amira Jaff

@amirajaff.bsky.social

Ever since childhood, I’ve been mesmerized by the Monarch butterfly 🦋; a symbol of beauty, migration, and balance in nature.
Now, it’s in danger from climate change and habitat loss.
Even planting one milkweed can help 🌿
Check out the full FREE story on opatreon:

Monarch Butterfly: A Childhood Fascination and a Call to Protect it | Amira Jaff

Get more from Amira Jaff on Patreon

www.patreon.com

November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Tince Collinson (MPhil)

@tince781.bsky.social

#nature #butterflies Monarch butterfly. So eye-catching.

Orange butterfly with white markings and black edges. Monarch butterfly. Green leaves.

November 12, 2025 at 10:55 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

Kimberly - Shot In The Park

@shotinthepark.bsky.social

🎶Just another Monarch Monday, whoa, whoa🎶

#photographersofbluesky
#nature #pollinators

Monarch butterfly with wings spread perched on a native echinacea flower

November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM

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

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

Mindy St.Claire

@mediumpalace.bsky.social

Hyper realistic Logos made up of non existent animals clearly created in a focus group of ppl who have never been in Nature

The Scott’s lawn care logo was a monarch butterfly….with tiger swallowtail hind wings. Still makes me angry.

November 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Keith Hanson

@k55f5r.bsky.social

#nature,#butterfly
Monarchs are back!!!

Monarch butterfly chillin in my backyard.

November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM

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