Migrating Monarchs

October 22, 2026

A picture from September 20, 2026, when I saw oodles of migrating Monarchs (Danaus plexippus). An experience that I’ll never forget. I have a patch of Goldenrod (Solidago) that attracted them. Over the course of many hours there would be as many as eight Monarchs at a time, getting a good amount of nectar and then moving on, replaced by other Monarchs. It seemed as if it would never end, but of course it did. Not to be repeated, at least this year.

I took many pictures of the event, but I thought that I had lost them, but I’ve located them now. Big sigh of relief.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

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