THE MILKWEED AND THE BUTTERFLY CREEKS While in the creek

While in the creek

A young male rocky mountain elk pauses for a moment to observe the photographer on the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park

Purple wildflowers of ironweed stand tall on this prairie in Northern Illinois

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Wildflowers including these Indian Paintbrush are found throughout much of Rocky Mountain National Park with Notchtop Mountain visible in the distance

THE MILKWEED AND THE BUTTERFLY CREEKS While in the creekAfter photographing the wildflowers with the misty sunrise scenes at Wildflower Park, I focused on some of the wildlife in the park. I switched out the nikkor 105mm macro lens from photographing the swamp milkweed plant to my nikkor 300mm f4 to capture any wildlife that would come close enough. I was coming up to an area of the park with some common milkweed along the trail and was in high hopes of seeing a monarch butterfly or two. My high hopes came