Comments | hasfartogo: Monarch Butterfly 2006

hasfartogo

Monarch Butterfly 2006

Aug 29, 2006 11:56

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dr_nebula August 29 2006, 16:19:04 UTC

They are beautiful to behold. Unfortunately, I don't see near as many living here in the south as I did in my days back in NYS.

I've also seen... hasfartogo August 30 2006, 03:18:54 UTC

.. Painted Ladies and Swallow Tails. The Cabbage Moths are too common.

cobalt_00 August 29 2006, 16:20:59 UTC

It's funny because I've been seeing them around lately and I wondered when Monarch season was. I thought for some reason that it was earlier in the summer.

Nope. hasfartogo August 30 2006, 03:15:47 UTC

It's about this time of year they gather up to move south. I've seen them as late as October if the weather is good.

elainegrey August 29 2006, 17:28:14 UTC

How wonderful! (The photo, the butterflies, the arising & protection)

Are folks noticing any shifts due to climate change -- more predation? Less food?

Not really sure. hasfartogo August 30 2006, 03:14:36 UTC

Our biggest problem is farming. It seems cows get really sick form milk weed so it's killed on site/sight. They are pushing to have it's declared a weed in cities too. It's techinically illegal to have it growing on your property. Needless to say environmental groups point out our own backyard hypocracy vis a vis Mexico's illegal logging problems.