OUCH! Great story and great life lesson. That most probably was a painted lady. Most birds know to avoid Monarchs, as they are full of toxins from their milkweed diet as larvae.
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 2:55 PM Paul Sorenson <[email protected]> wrote: > My 5 year old grandson is extremely inquisitive and regularly > investigates, among other things, local lizards and insects. He became > interested in butterflies so they bought a cage and acquired a few > caterpillars so he could learn about the whole metamorphosis process. > He watched as they went from caterpillar to cocoon to, finally, the > first emerging butterfly. When it was ready they released that first > butterfly and he watched it soar away. As it reached the height of > their rooftop a bird swooped down, snatched it up and immediately flew > away giving him a hard lesson in the circle of life. > > -p > > On 8/23/2020 11:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Thanks, Henk, Ann and David! > > > > I am sure they do not recognize me; they just hang on for dear life to > > anything solid until their wings are dry and strong enough to fly. I > take > > them to a milkweed or butterfly bush and gently force them to grab onto a > > leaf or seed pod. There was a newly emerged monarch in one of the cages > > this morning. He was pretty strong, and as soon as I opened my hand, he > > flew high into the air and settled on a nearby cedar. Another emerged > > while I was out walking the dog. After breakfast, I coaxed him from his > > perch onto my hand. He held on so tightly I could feel him gripping the > > skin of my hand. It took a few minutes to coax him onto a milkweed, but > > that allowed me to grab a few images of him on my hand and on the bush. > > The three larvae on the bush on my deck are getting really fat; I think > > they will start creating their chrysalises soon. > > > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 3:43 PM Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Dan, beautiful creatures and great colors. > >> It looks as if they recognize you have raised them! > >> > >> Henk > >> > >> Op 2020-08-22 om 15:59 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: > >>> Two more images from recent Monarch releases. I find it a bit tricky > to > >>> operate the camera with one hand while holding the other hand steady > for > >>> the butterfly. > >>> > >>> > >> > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/8/22/on-the-thumb > >>> > >>> smc DA 35 mm F 2.8 Macro Limited, hand-held > >>> Comments are invited and appreciated. > >>> > >>> Dan Matyola > >>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > >>> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > >> > -- > Paul Sorenson > Studio1941 > > Sooner or later "different" scares people. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
