The butterflies seemed to arrive late this year in my gardens. Thankfully, I spotted this male Monarch gathering the nectar from the blossoms of the Milkweed. This one was extremely skittish and kept flying

We have our first newborn of the year! This monarch emerged from the chrysalis you see below it. We saw it when it was sunning itself on the rock, letting its wings dry out before flying off to new adventures.

My patch of narrowleaf milkweed often attracts monarch butterflies in the springtime. This year was abundant! The photo sequence attached shows the journey of one particular monarch I found. It started

It's monarch butterfly season in Southern California, as the migration moves northward. Thanks to generous rain and some groundclearing at home, there's pleanty of California native narowleaf milkweed

The arrival of lemons and monarch butterflies warms my heart. Spring is around the corner.

What do we know about the Monarch Sanctuaries History? There is only a very limited amount of Sanctuaries devoted to the arrival of the Monarch Butterflies into Mexico. The highlands offer a chill, fresh

Rearing Caterpillars I love rearing caterpillars from eggs that I find laid upon the host flowers in my gardens. This is one of them, a Monarch caterpillar that is in the final phase before turning into

There is nothing like seeing your first caterpillar emerging from the chrysalis stage. I literally felt like a very proud mamma. Watching him come out slowly to reveal his beautiful wings was a sight to

Today I will show you my caterpillars during the 3rd and 4th Instar stage. The time of an instar is quite short between moltings as they grow very quickly. This is usually between 2 - 3 days. As you can

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Click on photo to see DTube video. August 20, 2018 On a 4 mile hike through the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area I saw dozens of monarch butterflies migrating south along the shores of Lake Michigan. The

O Monarchs, how ye fell Fallen upon thy dulled swords; clashed against that steely hell The end of the Old Europa, lite by a tiny spark A dreary end to those manly values are a snipers bullet finding its

A great picture of a Monarch Butterfly!

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