We're still seeing an occasional monarch on our Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

Today I released another male monarch that I raised. After spending a couple of hours in the neighbor's tree, he flew down and landed on our tomato plant to bask in the sun. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch

Here's another male monarch butterfly on a New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) this afternoon. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch

Here's a male monarch butterfly on a New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) this afternoon. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch

Here's a male monarch that stopped by our smooth asters today. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch

Here's a skyward shot of a male monarch on our Mexican sunflower in the front yard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

A male monarch on our 8-foot-tall sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) in the backyard today! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #sunflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #SaveTheMonarch

For a third day in a row this male monarch has been visiting our Mexican sunflowers in the front yard! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

24 hours later, this male monarch is still feasting on the Mexican sunflowers! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

Here's another male monarch that spent the afternoon on the Mexican sunflowers. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflower #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

This newly emerged male monarch has spent all morning feasting on our Mexican sunflowers! #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #sunflowers #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch