[KeepingItReal]

Not mine but pretty amazing....

[Bonnevie]

my butterfly wasn't interested in flying....maybe the wind or lack of sun
hoping tomorrow he'll be up to it

[tudacee]

Oh, this looks like something I'd be interested in doing when I get back to TV. Are there certain seasons for them, or is it on-going thru the year? Is there a club?

[Bonnevie]

there is a butterfly gardening club....they have actively promoted planting milkweed for monarchs...the monarchs will be migrating soon to Mexico; return in the spring

[sunglow]

Where can I purchase milkweed plants? I guess it's too late to raise any this year but I could plant the milkweed. Thanks!

[kittygilchrist]

Sunglow, virtually nobody is selling milkweed right now. If you find it it would be extremely expensive. You can find the non- native variety at a big box stores and Walmart probably in the spring.
For native plants see Alan at Shady oaks nursery on 301. You can Google that for the website.

[BarryRX]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

16 chrysalis visible, i'm not snooping through the bushes.
4 mature caterpillars looking for a good place to transform themselves.
8 seniors feeding
7 juniors feeding
1 "Peewee" Who hatched in captivity surviving on leaves that had been fed to the bigger guys.

The photo is the seven juniors and peewee in confinement.
Monarchs compete for food, and I keep peewee happy.

I thought for sure that your last line would read "and a partridge in a pear tree". Very cool pictures!