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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWOW! If you've never seen a Monarch Butterfly migration (I hadn't) check this out!
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and another:
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The last one is en route to Mexico. Not sure about the first.
This is increasingly a rare event unless we act to save them. Plant milkweed and knock off the pesticides.
electric_blue68
(14,923 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)but sad since many individuals died while I was watching. (I was outside and they were all around me.)
global1
(25,263 posts)so far this summer I've only counted seeing 5 Monarchs in our yards.
I live in a suburb of Chicago.
Last year they were very plentiful. This year not so much.
BigmanPigman
(51,616 posts)She actually raised them for many years. She has seen a huge change in numbers and she is distraught.
Evolve Dammit
(16,751 posts)global1
(25,263 posts)bikeboy
(126 posts)My wife and I live in the Bay Area and we planted Milkweed 4 years ago. Last year we fostered 12 caterpillars to cocoon stage and successful release. This year we've already helped 21 and we have another 13 right now in cocoons that will take flight in another week and a half. It's pretty cool and really, their just like kids... they eat a lot, make a real mess for you to clean up and then leave! but that's not all... then their kids come home expecting the same! Oh my!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)pecosbob
(7,542 posts)lest your windscreen be covered by flattened butterflies.
a kennedy
(29,691 posts)We took photos but not sure where they are now as it was 30 years ago, but wow such a beautiful site ..truly amazing.