Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Monarch Monday

Two plump Monarch caterpillars on some common milkweed. They looked ready for a transformation, or metamorphosis….Danaus plexippus, Asclepias syriaca.Nearby, an adult female seemed to be laying eggs. Here is one of the tiny things (I think). Will this egg open up to a caterpillar that becomes a butterfly that flies to Mexico this fall? The odds are against us, but you never know. Hope is a tiny egg on the underside of a leaf.

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Corey Robin does an excellent job of defining socialism.

mthew

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One response to “Monarch Monday”

  1. alaspooryorick

    A relative told me that residents of Chicago’s north shore suburbs have been encouraged to plant milkweed to attract Monarchs on their migratory path. As a result, sightings have increased significantly. New Yorkers with gardens, take note!

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