Friday, October 4, 2013

The Monarchs are back!


I stopped by the Desert Botanical garden late Thursday afternoon and got to see the Monarch Butterflies without the crowds.  They are joy to watch!

15 comments:

  1. I am glad you have been seeing them. I haven't seen many this year.

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  2. They are so regal aren't they

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  3. Outstanding shot, Sharon! I would love to watch their arrival in Mexico, it must be something out of this world. Actually I experienced something similar at Angola but it was a mix of butterflies and I never knew exactly what was going on out there. They were millions and we had to cover our heads and faces as we were travelling in open vehicles. I doubt it was a migration but whatever that was it was AWESOME!

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  4. The Desert Botanical Garden butterfly pavilion does get a little crowded on the weekends.

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  5. We do get some of these gorgeous creatures here, also, but I haven't seen them yet. Wonderful photograph!

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  6. Gorgeous shot, what a pair of beauties!

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  7. Always a joy to see these lovelies.

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  8. Apparently the numbers in eastern N America are a lot lower than normal for some unknown reason. Glad to know that you have a lot of them out there though.

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  9. Wonderful butterflies!!!

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  10. What a beautiful macro, bravo Sharon!

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  11. I love that exhibit. Last time I was there I saw a kid kill one. His mom was so mad.

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  12. Stunning shots, their markings are a work of art.

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  13. Two exceptional captures, Sharon. I was in Boston today and read an article in the Boston Globe about the reduction in the monarch butterfly population. Go to boston.com and search for monarch butterfly.

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  14. Will the butterflies still be around in a couple of weeks? I'm planning on a visit.

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  15. How good are they?? I never used to be a big fan of orange ... but there's so many spectacular natural attractions featuring it that now it's one of my favourite colours!

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