Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus)

[Joseph Przybyla]

Photographed today in my back yard, many tries to get the image I wanted.. This butterfly was recently added to the list of endangered species. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, handheld
1/5000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 9000 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation