This Monarch butterfly prospected the garden in the early morning before settling for a while on this, yet to flower, golden rod stem. There are plenty of milkweed plants nearby so hopefully eggs, caterpillars and then more butterflies.

  • Aperture: ƒ/4
  • Camera: DSC-RX10M3
  • Taken: 5 July, 2021
  • Focal length: 174.9mm
  • ISO: 100
  • Shutter speed: 1/500s