The monarch butterfly is now considered to be endangered, so these days, seeing one is a rare treat. A friend took this photo and shared it with me.
Happy Saturday.
Monarch Butterfly
The monarch butterfly is now considered to be endangered, so these days, seeing one is a rare treat. A friend took this photo and shared it with me.
Happy Saturday.
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I didn’t know they are endangered. That’s horrible.
It is. I remember seeing them everywhere when I was growing up. Now, I don’t think I’ve seen one in the last ten years. This photo is from a friend who saw it while on a walking trail in southern Alberta. Here’s a link about their situation if you’re interested.
https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/insects-and-spiders/monarch.html
We see them here but rarely. We have seen many in New Zealand. Hope the Southern population fares better. Happy Saturday Lynette.. Allan
I haven’t seen one in years. This photo came from a friend who saw one while out trail walking in Medicine Hat. Good to hear that they are doing better in NZ. Cheers.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.
When I was growing up, they were a very common summer sight, but it has now been years since I’ve seen one. They’re so beautiful. A friend saw this one while out walking in Medicine Hat – she hadn’t seen one in a long time, either. Here’s a link about them.
https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/insects-and-spiders/monarch.html
After reading that article, I understand why I haven’t seen a monarch. We don’t have any of the right plants here for them. And if they are around, I haven’t noticed them, ever.
I know of some people who have planted milkweed to try to give them a boost. If you did, you would have quite a menagerie – raccoons, squirrels, striped bugs and butterflies!
I think I have enough critters, thanks. For that matter, I have more than enough weeds too. I do get the swallowtails and the odd painted lady.
Haha. Yes, I think you do. 🙂
Lovely! I haven’t seen one this year.
I definitely haven’t either! Cheers.
Beautiful! My daughter’s garden has lots of them because she is near a hatchery.
I hope they go on to do well. The hatcheries seem to be helping a lot. Cheers, Cindy. 🙂
Very pretty – I just heard they are endangered. I’ve seen a lot around here recently, so that’s good.
I’m glad to hear that you have seen lots of them. It’s so sad to know that they are now struggling so badly.
I saw a bunch today too!
That’s great! 🙂
I see a few in my area. We mostly get Swallowtails, here.
I’m happy to hear that. 🙂 They seem to be so rare now.
A lot of things seem to be rare. In past years, we always had at least two or three orb weavers, hanging off the house…big, fat spiders. I haven’t seen any in three or four years. We used to get a couple of McKinley spiders. I saw one two years ago and, finally have one this year. And, I used to see them all over town. I never thought I would be happy to see a big spider.
Agreed. Climate change is affecting our environment in very profound ways, and governments (at least ours) are not taking it seriously enough. We need all the spiders and other living things to keep our ecosystem healthy. Thanks for your comment.
Fabulous capture of the Monarch butterfly. It’s sad to hear that they are now considered endangered.
I remember how plentiful they used to be – they were a common summer sight. Yes, it’s very sad. A friend took this photo and sent it as she hadn’t seen a monarch in a long time, either.
A great capture of a gorgeous creature. 😍
Yes, it’s a really great photo. Cheers. 🙂