About
this photo:
This monarch is working hard to cross a mountain
meadow in Norwich,
Vermont (44N,
-72W).
It can't glide because it's flying into the wind,
so it is using "flapping flight." Monarchs
must flap their wings 5-12 times per second during
flapping filght. Look carefully. The camera caught
the monarch midflight and you can see its abdomen
above the wings — an unusual view.
The
photo was taken by me, Elizabeth Howard. While
this monarch travels across the continent, I'll
be your guide through weekly news stories about
the monarchs' fall migration. Welcome!
