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Last Monarch Hatched - by Sunscape

This past week I had 3 males, and one female that emerged from their cocoons. This las male Monarch stayed with me on the back porch for a long time. This is a few

It's A Boy! First Monarch to Hatch - by Sunscape

Yesterday I posted about raising caterpillars for the summer, and shortly after the first one hatched. This is the first caterpillar that cocooned and shortly after....

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Wir haben unsere Jungs gefragt auf welches Spiel sie sich am meisten freuen! Wir haben da dann wohl einen klaren Umfragengewinner: Dresden Monarchs BE A REBEL BE

Monarch Butterflies Finally Arrive - by Sunscape

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

Birth of a Monarch

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

The Evolution of a Monarch

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

I Love Monarchs!

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

Springtime Monarchs

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

Monarch Sanctuaries History: The Unexpected Truth from a Local

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

Amazing Nature "I Love Caterpillars" b;y Sunscape

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

Raising Monarchs is so rewarding. This female has just emerged from chrysalis.

DailyPetPhotography Rearing Monarch Butterflies Part 4 "Chyrsalis to Freedom" by Sunscape

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

DailyPetPhotography Rearing Monarch Butterflies Part 2 " 3rd-5th Instar" by Sunscape

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

Reiku Haiku, This Shouldn't Surprise You: Sternness Monarchs

Losing all patience, monarchs of all they surveyed with gloomy sternness. All Reiku Haiku are technically correct; the best kind of correct. Visit for many more

Monarch Butterflies Migration South Lake Michigan

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

Monarchs

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

The Monarch

A great picture of a Monarch Butterfly!

BRITAIN'S WORST BENEFIT SCROUNGERS.

Kills channel four's Benefit Street.

STEPHEN FRY ON A MONSTROUS GOD AND THE BRILLIANT MONARCHS?

I used to be quite a big fan of Stephan Fry, I love Blackadder and I was a big fan of Q.I and I always thought Stephan Fry was an intelligent, witty person, until