Milkweed pods are opening and their seeds are being released.

[Kathryn Milner]

Milkweed plants are critical for the survival of the Monarch Butterfly. Their blooms are sweetly fragrant and the seeds are silky soft.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 363.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 343.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 363.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 2500