Re: PESO: Hangin' On

Thanks, Alan and Rick. Most head for one of my butterfly bushes or other nectar plants when released. They fuel up quite a bit before the migration The generation that makes the migration lives about nine times as long as the normal generations. How they do that, and how they know where to fly

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

Very nice, Dan! Do they feed for a while before they head south, or pause along the way to feed? Rick > On Oct 3, 2020, at 11:35 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Well done Dan & all the other "Monarch Whisperers" as Paul says. > > Alan C > > > On 03-Oct-20 08:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> A close

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

Well done Dan & all the other "Monarch Whisperers" as Paul says. Alan C On 03-Oct-20 08:41 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: A closer view of the newly emerged male Monarch Butterfly. The black oval on the lower wing is a scent gland, found only on the male, that produces pheromones for attracting

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

Thanks, Bruce! Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 4:32 PM Bruce Walker wrote: > That's beautiful, Dan! Very nice shot. > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 2:42 PM Daniel J. Matyola > wrote: > > > > A closer view of the

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

That's beautiful, Dan! Very nice shot. On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 2:42 PM Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > A closer view of the newly emerged male Monarch Butterfly. The black oval > on the lower wing is a scent gland, found only on the male, that produces > pheromones for attracting a mate. > > http:/

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

I try. Actually, there are quite a few folks working to help the Monarchs survive. They are magnificent creatures, and their numbers have declined drastically in the past 20 years. Fewer and fewer are making the long migration to Mexico each fall. It would be a tragedy to lose them from our bac

Re: PESO: Hangin' On

Fascinating. You are the Monarch whisperer! Paul > On Oct 3, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > A closer view of the newly emerged male Monarch Butterfly. The black oval > on the lower wing is a scent gland, found only on the male, that produces > pheromones for attracting a mate.

PESO: Hangin' On

A closer view of the newly emerged male Monarch Butterfly. The black oval on the lower wing is a scent gland, found only on the male, that produces pheromones for attracting a mate. http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2020/10/3/emergent F-5 IIs, smc DA 35 mm Macro F 2.8 limited