18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Monarch and Royal Colors

I jokingly tell people that I was photographing the tiny ant between two of the petals and some rude butterfly photobombed me. This was taken in Seaside, Florida along the Gulf Coast of the panhandle in May of 2018. A quiet day to observe and photograph some of the smallest local fauna. Sadly, Hurricane Michael would destroy much of this area in October of that same year.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2020
Photo Location: Seaside, Florida, United States of America
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Copyright: © Scott Bookner