Category Archives: Monarch Holy Cow! Today there were Butterflies everywhere in the backyard. We had a Monarch, Question Mark, Variegated Fritillary, Giant Swallowtail, Grey Hairstreak, Eastern Black Swallowtail, some type of Crescent Butterfly, and a Pipevine Swallowtail. I got a few pictures, but I missed several and several others weren’t that good as I got over-excited. The plants...  Riddle me this Batman. Monarchs have already made it up to Canada, and yet this female Monarch I saw today was laying eggs on the Milkweed. Isn’t she a little behind schedule? Don’t get me wrong, I was happy to see her, but I’m thinking most of her “friends” have already long gone. Based on...  After one of the young male Cardinals finished bathing, he took time out to pose in front of the Milkweed. Some of you Butterfly Gardeners may notice how full that Milkweed is. The reason it’s so full, not just in this particular place but all across the yard, is because we only had 7 Monarch...  I suspect these is one of the same Monarch Butterflies that I saw yesterday. When I saw her today, she was only gathering nectar.  Today was a good day in the backyard when it came to the Spring Generation of Monarch Butterflies. We had two female Monarchs getting nectar from the Milkweed as well as laying lots of eggs. This proves once again that I didn’t know what I was talking about when I thought we’ve seen all the... |
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