I was doing yard work before the heat & air quality got too bad when I noticed Black Swallowtail Butterflies in my flowers. South Rockwood, Michigan 7/14/2025. #puremichigan, #blackswallowtail, #Michigan, #PointeMouillee, #butterfly, #photography, #naturephotography, #butterflies, #nature

Monarch Butterflies at Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, Monroe County, Michigan. Below is one of the three best photos I was able to capture on 7/2/2025. #puremichigan, #monarchbutterfly, #Michigan, #PointeMouillee, #butterfly, #photography, #naturephotography, #butterflies, #nature

Last Friday's Monarch butterfly find captured the sunlight illuminating this butterfly's' wings like stained glass windows. Pointe Mouillee State Game Area 7/3/2025. #puremichigan, #monarchbutterfly, #Michigan, #PointeMouillee, #butterfly, #photography, #naturephotography, #butterflies