18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Migration!

Every fall, hundreds of thousands of orange butterflies stream down the Atlantic coast. But they aren't monarchs! They're Gulf Fritillaries. I've dedicated my graduate research to studying them and sharing this natural phenomenon with the world.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Brunswick, Georgia, United States of America
Camera: NIKON D7000
Copyright: © Krishna Sharma