I love bright colors and instinctively smile when I see the large patches of goldenrod that are still in bloom at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The insects seem to love these flowers too and last Tuesday I spotted a large Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and smaller Clouded Sulphur butterfly (Colias philodice) feeding on goldenrod.
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Mike Powell 
Terrific photographs and wonderful seasonal colors.
Thanks, Wally. We are starting to see a lot more autumn color, though they tend to be a bit more faded and less intense than in some other places. It also has gotten a lot cooler.