Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle Site Review — go visit
Dot’s Thot: When you see something great, emulate. Oh, and by the way, acknowledge.
Since first just doing my own little observations, I decided to learn more about my Monarch butterflies. In Hawaii, the butterflies had become rather captive on the islands and since the rhythm of the seasons is so gentle, the thought of migration never occurred to me.
The Monarch Life Cycle and Migration are Fascinating
Now, living in Southern California, I have discovered the great Monarch Butterfly migrations. There is a marvelous site we can all learn from. The photo at left is from the site and shows off a magnificent Monarch atop a pretty pink coneflower.
Please do visit the site for more information on Monarchs as we track them in my yard.
According to the site, called MonarchButterfliesUSA.com, my butterflies are part of the 2nd generation which cycles May/June. That correlates perfectly with my experience with my butterflies. So far, I have not found those pretty little white, black, and yellow striped caterpillars. You can see them on the site or wait until I find mine and post their pictures. I just had to tell you about the site, because it is so much fun to visit and very informative and the pictures speak volumes.
I do invite you to track along with me as one of my blogger topics will be to follow the butterfly life cycle in the yard. It’s kind of like being virtual neighbors — Linda next door periodically stops by the check up on our butterfly progress and I do enjoy an excuse to talk to neighbors.
Aloha, Dot
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