[nickcarraway]

Uh, you might see me in the background of the video at the site. I was there when this young lady was shooting, but she must have been there for hours.

[nickcarraway]

[AppyPappy]

My milkweeds say you are welcome

[ClearCase_guy]

[Magnum44]

geesh, they come back every year...how annoying...

:)

[Verginius Rufus]

Not sure what the connection is between the butterflies and the meteorite. Do butterflies attract meteorites?

[G Larry]

"...this year the current number sits at 11,171"

Really?

Did they use a Dominion system to count them?

[Roccus]

Friend of mine has a place one house off the beach on Long Island NY. In Oct, at anytime during daylight, there is ALWAYS at least one monarch in sight cruising the beach toward the mainland.

[GaltAdonis]

Wikipedia -

"The eastern North American monarch population is notable
for its annual southward late-summer/autumn instinctive
migration from the northern and central United States and
southern Canada to Florida and Mexico.

During the fall migration, monarchs cover thousands of miles, with a
corresponding multigenerational return north in spring.

The western North American population of monarchs west of
the Rocky Mountains often migrates to sites in southern
California, but individuals have been found in
overwintering Mexican sites, as well."

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Full Wikipedia Link-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

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[crusty old prospector]

We had dozens of them fly by us headed south a few weeks ago. They have been saved from globull warming.

[Grampa Dave]

We haven’t seen the normal late fall migration since the fires 3 years ago.

Again only a few and the ones heading south seem to be smaller.

[Hot Tabasco]

A friend has a small yard and his wife has a small patch of milkweeds. I don't know how the monarchs find their yard but she harvests the eggs they lay on the milkweeds and raises them in an insect cage I built for her.

I think she raised at least 60 this summer and released them. Same for last year.