Monarch Butterfly
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A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) feeds on flower nectar on it's second to last day of the "Butterflies Alive" exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Friday, September 14, 2012. The traveling exhibition showcases butterfly species from all over the world. At the end of the exhibit, the butterflies are frozen to prevent the possibility of cross-breeding with indigenous California butterflies. hot on a Canon 180 mm Macro lens, no tripod. Magnification approximately 1x. (Photo by Victoria Linssen © 2012, 2013)
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Nature photography by Victoria Linssen. Emphasis is nature preservation and environmental protection.
