A chill and windy morning. This is mid-October. A time when birds gather and start migrating. A time when the leaves have mostly fallen. Not the time one would expect to find a young monarch struggling to emerge from a cocoon. It seems late in the season for a find like this. Never know what can be found at the park.
Enjoy!
~ Robin
Stunning shot! You've got yourself a "fourth generation" Monarch ..http://www.monarchbutterflyusa.com/Cycle.htm
ReplyDeleteI don't believe this one made it. The wind was too great. I think it was injured and stuck. I tried to put it out of the wind and someplace warm, but the poor thing was injured and did not progress any further. Sad :(
ReplyDeletehttp://www.evansonart.com/monarchdisease.html shows possible cause. I still think it was the wind that gust at just the wrong time to cause injury though. If you look close, it looks like a sliver the shell has pierced the wing.
ReplyDeletethis is an incredible thing to see in the wild!! you are lucky indeed!
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