Red Car Property: Monarch Watch

Photo: Diane Edwardson, February 28, 2013.  I did not realize this was a Monarch Butterfly until I downloaded the photos.  All I saw was a large orange butterfly.  I was shooting from 10 yards away, while it was feeding on non-native, invasive Wild Radish flowers, at the north end of the Red Car Property, above the historic viaduct footings.  (Shoot first, ask questions later.  Click on photos