The Northeast of the United States had a rainy September, so I only went to the Monarch Butterfly waystation on Long Beach Island this past week. The Monarchs were there, stopping on their annual migration to Mexico to get more nectar energy from Buddleia flower bushes. They appeared to be none the worse because of the rain, and I did not see any butterfly with damaged wings as I did last year.

I took these photos with a Canon RF 800 F11 lens. This relatively inexpensive lens requires the photographer to be a good distance away from the subject. That is perfect for photographing these butterflies since they tend to fly away as soon as one comes too close to them.