21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Flora and Fauna
Butterflies and wasps are both attracted to the colorful blossoms of milkweed. Here a Monarch butterfly stops its feeding and flies away to avoid an incoming wasp.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2020 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D850 |
| Copyright: | © Jim Mitchell |