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Monarch Butterflies on Mossy Branch

A dense cluster of monarch butterflies with orange and black wings clings to a moss-covered tree branch in a forest setting with soft, dappled lighting.

A cluster of thousands of monarch butterflies huddling on an oyamel fir branch in Michoacán, Mexico, orange and black wings overlapping, soft morning light filtered through the forest, 85mm macro photography See more

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