Day 17.198: Winged visitor

We did some yard work this morning which included refilling the bird feeders so we might not have been surprised by some winged visitors but the one that attracted our attention was this one:

A close encounter with a monarch butterfly is a visceral experience - they are large (of course) but also powerful fliers which makes the way they move quite different from their smaller cousins. We were happy to see this one investigating some milkweed in our front yard. Maybe we’ll have a chance to see the next generation too.