Taigen, I am not positive, but I think that your pictures are of a Viceroy bf and not a Monarch. It is easy to confuse them. I have 3 books here on butterflies and the pictures fail to show either of them in both open wing and closed wing position. It is rare to catch a Monarch with it's wings spread open, so I decided to search out the differences in the two. Your butterfly has the curved black line crossing the middle of the hind wing that identifies it as a Viceroy.

This is the Connecticut Valley Railroad Train #40. The picture was taken in Essex,CT. This is the Connecticut Valley Railroad Train #97. The picture was taken in Essex,CT. This is the Am Track train #904. The picture was taken in Niantic,CT. All pictures were taken with a âÂÂCanon SX10 ISâ camera. Have A Nice Day Linesman

McConnells Mill State Park, Pennsylvania. Popular with hikers for it's rugged trails through the rocks and sheer drop offs down to the river. This beautiful weekend will almost certainly bring about the need for a rescue or two from the rocks by emergency personnel.

A Golden Lion Tamarin monkey taken at a small zoo yesterday. It was behind tiny wire fence so it looks a bit blurry where the wires are blurred.