Magnificent Monarch
- 6 Aug, 2008
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This monarch was just released. I raised it in my kindergarten class. It is sipping nectar from a butterfly bush in my garden.
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Stunning Pic&Butterfly :D
6 Aug, 2008
fantastic photo
6 Aug, 2008
We did this one year with our kids. It was so much fun and they really learned a lot! KUGW! Ready!!
6 Aug, 2008
Beautiful photo
6 Aug, 2008
I have been raising and releasing monarchs for over 22 years. I never tire of the miracle. It's so exciting every year.My own children loved it. Now that they are grown up, I share it with my little kindergarteners.
7 Aug, 2008
So lovely....great photo.
Wohibuli....what is KUGW?!
7 Aug, 2008
Keep Up the Good Work! KUGW
7 Aug, 2008
:) oh...LOL thanks.
8 Aug, 2008
Wonderful close-up, they are the prettiest of the butterflies we have in our garden, but I rarely get to see them any more.
8 Aug, 2008
Wow, Readby the pond, I missed this, stunning butterfly and photo. That would be so interesting, rearing and releasing butterflies, wonderful!!
9 Aug, 2008
What a beaut! I've often gone around my garden with camera in-hand and failed abysmally to snap a butterfly or hummingbird moth because I can't focus fast enough! So can readily appreciate your fantastic achievement.
How'd you do it?
10 Aug, 2008
Wow, do you get those hummingbird moths in your garden in Devon? When I first saw one, I thought it was really a hummingbird they have a proper little bird face don't they.
10 Aug, 2008
This monarch had just emerged from the chrysalis so it wasn't quite ready to fly. The colors are so sharp because it was so new. You can get some really great shots when you raise them from caterpillars. I teach kindergarten and it is such a great experience for the kiddies. The other lesson they learn is to have respect and love of nature.
Lisa
10 Aug, 2008
One of the best wildlife pictures I've had the pleasure of seeing.
12 Aug, 2008
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