A Monarch's destination: Point Pelee, Ontario, Canada...

I watched four Monarchs today in this location by the river. I didn't think I caught this Monarch flying toward the river with my camera. It was difficult to see it in the view finder, that's why this photo was a surprise to me.

The direction the butterfly was flying into is exactly in line with the gathering location of thousands of Monarchs at Point Pelee, the southern most point of Canada. In late September the entire 'cloud' of Monarchs leaves one morning. I read that it is the third generation of Monarchs at the end of the season that will go in this thousands of miles migration flight. Having nothing to guide by they just follow a strong instinct.