Lovely Autumn Visitors
There are still a lot of insect activity in the back field, especially little butterflies. This Vivid Dancer male was a wonderful...
And now they are chrysalides
So far, we have discovered two monarch chrysalides around the patio. This one attached itself to the bottom lip of a large flower pot....
Monarch visiting
Now that we're having a dry spell mid-winter, and temperatures are in the low sixties, we're seeing a few monarch butterflies out and...
Butterfly visitors
A few days ago I spotted this monarch butterfly female through our living room window. Her very tattered wings are her badge of honor,...
The overwintering monarch count so far very encouraging
A 3,500 % increase in numbers from the previous year? This report from Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, California is very encouraging,...
Participate in the 2021-22 Symbolic Monarch Migration
You too, can participate! https://mailchi.mp/9f1d25a824c2/the-2021-22-symbolic-migration-season-opens?e=c1637d8979&fbclid=IwAR2-YRhgj5TKt...
Monarch caterpillars still munching on our milkweed
We are trying hard to help the monarch population by growing some native milkweed plants in large pots around our patio. And my main...
Monarch butterfly visiting Delta sunflower
This is always the best part of growing sunflowers, especially native sunflowers. A visit from a monarch butterfly! As I mentioned in a...
Check out the latest project by Ink Dwell Studios
The Migrating Mural is a series of murals that highlight animals that migrate along corridors they share with humans within the North...
