Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Those Royal Monarchs


The monarch butterfly pavilion is now open at the Desert Botanical Garden so I made a visit over the weekend to see how they were doing.


It was a toasty warm day so they were happily flying to and fro within the pavilion.  They seemed to be enjoying the plants and flowers around them.


For the first time, they were sharing the pavilion with some other butterflies.  I'll show you a couple of their 'house-mates' tomorrow.
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16 comments:

  1. AndyOctober 25, 2017 at 1:07 AM

    Nice photos. Too bad their numbers are declining.

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  2. ChristineOctober 25, 2017 at 1:23 AM

    These are beautiful creatures, Sharon's! Lovely photos!

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  3. Billy Blue EyesOctober 25, 2017 at 1:44 AM

    They are beautiful butterflys

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  4. KarlOctober 25, 2017 at 5:36 AM

    Beautiful photos, Sharon !

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  5. KateOctober 25, 2017 at 6:32 AM

    Photographed beautifully, Sharon. What a treat to see them flying freely around the pavilion.

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  6. Steve ReedOctober 25, 2017 at 6:33 AM

    Beautiful!

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  7. LowellOctober 25, 2017 at 6:40 AM

    I wonder, in the course of a day, how many photos are taken of these beautiful creatures! That would be a fun place to visit, and I appreciate your wonderful photos!

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  8. LoisOctober 25, 2017 at 6:44 AM

    Wonderful photos Sharon! They are so pretty.

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  9. William KendallOctober 25, 2017 at 8:09 AM

    They certainly are pretty.

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  10. RedPatOctober 25, 2017 at 11:48 AM

    I've seen more of them this fall than for a few years so hopefully that is a good sign. There is a real push here to have people plant Milkweed for them so that may be helping!

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  11. Silver in AZOctober 25, 2017 at 2:23 PM

    wow wow wow!!! Stellar shots!!!

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  12. Judy RyerOctober 25, 2017 at 2:28 PM

    Beautiful!

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  13. BillOctober 25, 2017 at 3:11 PM

    Wow! Incredible shots of the butterflies, they are so beautiful and you captured their beauty. Well done, Sharon.

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  14. Lowcarb team memberOctober 25, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    Beautiful photographs ...

    All the best Jan

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  15. peppylady (Dora)October 25, 2017 at 8:08 PM

    Hello from Idaho, found your blog though Iris and the butterfly sure reminds me of warmer day.
    If you fine time stop in for a cup of coffee

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  16. ThérèseOctober 26, 2017 at 12:10 AM

    These are so photogenic.

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