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

The Common Milkweed plant I found my first Monarch butterfly egg of the season on (May 16th) was down when I walked by on May 26th.

There was a tiny caterpillar on it!

I moved it to a living Common Milkweed nearby, and it promptly voided.

Here’s another tiny caterpillar neaerby. A messy eater!

And another egg.

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