What a beautiful fresh male monarch! Gorgeous!
I caught a loon and chick today. Watched mama (I assume) dive repeatedly to catch minnows for the chick. Posted on my main page. http://365project.org/lynnb/365/2012-09-01
@sabanford@carolmw@jillmstruss@aineo@anoeska@karenann
Thank you all for stopping in and commenting. As to "his" (yes, definitely a male) letting me hold him, it's more a matter of timing than temperment. They can't really fly until after their wings are "fully deployed" and completely dry. Sometimes they'll flit around a bit like drunken sailors before they're really ready.
@evahenriette@shagbark@lwain@sailingmusic@lyno
Thanks all, for stopping in and commenting. As for your question, Lyn:
Every fall there's a classroom or more in every elementary school that takes in a monarch catapiller, sets it up in a terrarium with plenty of milkweed leaves, and watches the process through the eventual release of the new butterfly. That's why I dared to capture 8 and set them up in an outdoor terrarium and why I was so thrilled that all 8 made it!
p.s. For those who may not know, the 2 dark spots near the center line, lower end of wings, identify this as a male. The females look the same but with the dark spots.
September 9th, 2012
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I caught a loon and chick today. Watched mama (I assume) dive repeatedly to catch minnows for the chick. Posted on my main page. http://365project.org/lynnb/365/2012-09-01
Thanks All, for taking the time to stop in and comment. It's certainly the first time I've held a Monarch in my hand. (One hand for the critter, one for the camera.) Still hoping, Lynn, to catch one "coming out".
Thank you all for stopping in and commenting. As to "his" (yes, definitely a male) letting me hold him, it's more a matter of timing than temperment. They can't really fly until after their wings are "fully deployed" and completely dry. Sometimes they'll flit around a bit like drunken sailors before they're really ready.
Thanks all, for stopping in and commenting. As for your question, Lyn:
Every fall there's a classroom or more in every elementary school that takes in a monarch catapiller, sets it up in a terrarium with plenty of milkweed leaves, and watches the process through the eventual release of the new butterfly. That's why I dared to capture 8 and set them up in an outdoor terrarium and why I was so thrilled that all 8 made it!