Monarch Butterflies and Dexter's Visit

The Monarch Butterfly annual migration resulted in a stopover again this year. Dexter, Dan and Michelle visit along with Ed, Wendy, Sylvia and Emily.

Date: 08/29/10

Owner: Dave LeVasseur

Size: 13 items

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Michelle and Dexter investigate the Monarch Butterflies roosting in a berry tree in our backyard.

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Close-up of some of the Monarchs.

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Sylvia investigates the Monarchs roosting while Emily looks on.

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Emily points to a small grouping of the thousand-or-so Monarchs roosting in our backyard.

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Another close-up of Monarchs roosting.

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Even nicer close-up of the Monarchs.

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Wide shot of a LOT of Monarchs (and one of the reasons why we estimated there to be around a thousand of them).

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Still more Monarchs...

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This was taken on Saturday, Aug 28th but was too nice not to include.

Date: 08/28/10