We have had 2 Chrysalis hanging for little over a week. I've nicknamed them "Soul" (on the swamp milkweed known as "Soulmate") and "Iris" (on the Iris). Soul was formed a little over 24 hours before Iris and I expected Soul to emerge any day now. I had the camera on Soul this … [Read more...]
Monarch Watch 2022 Update – 4 exciting days!
7/18/2022 Daily Journal Since the 2nd monarch caterpillar we've seen was hanging in the J on this plant yesterday, last night we left the GoPro out on Night Time Lapse all night taking a picture every 5 minutes. The battery died sometime in the morning, but we narrowed it … [Read more...]
Finding Wildflowers
Steve has been checking out lots of wildflowers around and wanting to document them. Here's some of his recent finds and sightings (including a couple of bonus monarch caterpillar pics he took that I hadn't posted before). Some we've identified and some we have not. I'll try to … [Read more...]
Monarch Season Begins!
After last year's learning and successful raising of a monarch butterfly we have been anxiously awaiting seeing them back again! Last year we had 2 cultivated milkweed plants, a variety called "SoulMate". This spring, both came back, but one got damaged during an early spring … [Read more...]
A Monarch Story
I've gone remiss from blogging again! I haven't been putting out the bird cams and have had a pretty busy summer. I originally shared these stories and photos on my Facebook page and in text messages with my mom over a number of days/posts/comments and I wanted to consolidate and … [Read more...]
