A carpet of Monarch butterflies as they mud-puddle at the Sierra Chincua Monarch reserve in Mexico
A carpet of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) as they mud-puddle at the Sierra Chincua Monarch reserve in Mexico. One of the sites where these butterflies overwinter in the hundreds of millions - a fantastic sight!
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Location: Sierra Chincua Monarch Reserve, Mexico
Photo credit: © Nigel Sawyer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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