Prince Edward County Monarch Butterfly on Purple Loosestrife | Danaus plexippus | Papillon Monarque

            In 1995 Prince Edward Point was designated an International Monarch Butterfly Reserve. This beautiful species certainly comes through the area in big numbers in the late summer / early fall, building up on the shore of Lake Ontario before heading on.

Unfortunately, a lack of rain this year has sharply curtailed the local wildflower crop that the butterflies depend upon to fuel their journey to Mexico. One of the few things blooming in numbers is the invasive and much maligned Purple Loosestrife, and the Monarch's are taking full advantage of it.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / South Bay (show map)

Taken on: August 14, 2020

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Prince Edward County

Ontario

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Papillon Monarque

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

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Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

EF600mm f/4L IS III

USM +1.4x III

Lake Ontario

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Sets appears in: • Prince Edward County

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/6.3, 1/8000 sec, 840mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF600mm f/4L IS III USM +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	1/8000 sec
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	3200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.3 (Macintosh)
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