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Canon 7 D II, ISO 400, 100-400 at 330, F8 at 1/640 (Captive male from Rescued egg just released, and likely free roaming but previously captive female from earlier Rescued egg)
Some people ask why I generally shoot at max frames per second. This image is a good example of what can be captured or missed. This mating activity had extremely fast twisting and wing flapping. The bright male held his abdomen up and back toward the faded female and I could see her stroking his abdomen with hers. But I never expected to capture an ejaculation that occurred between wing flaps, and the abdomen of both at the mating position. We've Rescued, Raised and Released over 200 monarch eggs and expect to pass 250 in the next 2 - 3 weeks, from about 325 eggs we Rescued. Monarchs lay between 300 - 100 eggs (max recorded in breeding facility is over 1,000) but only 3-5% make it to a butterfly in the wild. We estimate that the 100+ females we released are generation 3 and will lay an average of 500 eggs each and that will contribute 50,000 Gen 4 eggs laid in the wild with 5% becoming butterfly's that return to Mexico or 2,500 going to the wintering grounds vs. only 125 had we not Rescued, Raised and Released those 100+ eggs. With serious discussions going on the list the American Monarch on the Endangered Species list, we encourage everyone to PLANT MILKWEED. http://www.akwildlife.com
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by Tom Whelan
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by John P
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