Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Tagged monarch butterfly

Tagged monarch butterfly

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Original - A monarch butterfly shortly after tagging at the Cape May Bird Observatory. The Observatory is one of the organisation that has a monarch identification tagging program. Plastic stickers are placed on the wing of the insect with identification information. Tracking information is used to study the migration patterns of monarchs, including how far and where they fly.

Reason

I was pretty amazed when I saw this- I'm really surprised this is done. Certainly got a stop and stare from me. Good quality, clear EV in illustrating the tagging programme discussed in the article, interesting subject matter.

Articles in which this image appears

Monarch (butterfly), Tracking animal migration

FP category for this image

Insects

Creator

Derek Ramsey

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 13:33, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support, quite nice to have some wildlife photos that also involve human interaction. --Golbez (talk) 14:16, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support good EV, especially for Tracking animal migration Hive001 contact 17:38, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support Interesting. Eye-catching. Decent-enough quality. It could be brighter just looking at the fingernails. Greg L (talk) 19:32, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support I agree with Greg that this could be a little brigther...I had no idea they tagged butterflies. Cowtowner (talk) 00:24, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support per Hive001. This is an interesting, well executed and useful photo. Nick-D (talk) 01:01, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support per the above; excellent image in terms of illustrating the articles that this image represents. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 02:49, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support Very cool upstateNYer 20:41, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support Way to get the tag in focus, Derek! Gut Monk (talk) 01:09, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
• Support excellent EV. --Avenue (talk) 15:58, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Promoted File:Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Tagged Closeup 3008px.jpg --I'ḏ♥One 23:33, 29 August 2010 (UTC)