A male monarch butterfly emerged in our butterfly house and released this afternoon. Our garden is crawling with monarch caterpillars right now.
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A busy month
There have been tons of monarch caterpillars munching on my giant milkweed lately, many of which have been relocated to our butterfly house. This male emerged yesterday and remained in the house until today when the sun came out. He hung out for a while before fluttering away.
First of the New Year
We had our first of 2023 monarch butterfly emerge yesterday in our butterfly house. This beautiful male was eager to fly away, making it No. 350 that we have successfully reached since we began this journey.
The great thing is the garden is very active, as well as the butterfly house with many chrysalis and caterpillars.
It is incredibly rewarding to witness the life cycle of the butterfly. The nest part is sharing that passion with not only my daughter, but iur fsmily and friends too.
I am excited to share that 2023 is bringing a new vision for me, one that includes growing many host and nectar plants from seed. I am having huge success with zinnia and dill so far.
A little sip
A male monarch butterfly stopping by a penta for some tasty nectar.
Not bothered
This male monarch butterfly was not bothered by me at all squatting down close to him while he eagerly took a drink from the penta flower. It always amazes me how far down the proboscis goes in order to get the nectar the butterfly is seeking.
