monarch butterfly resting on coast Douglas-fir
Danaus plexippus on Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Pinaceae
Danaus plexippus on Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Pinaceae
In the past week, I've seen more monarchs flying around town on the sunnier days. One was kind enough to rest on the Douglas-fir tree that I'm featuring for The Tree Year project. And, no, those orange-brown blobs in the second picture aren't monarchs; they're cones. I wanted to also show how brown the cones have gotten. Actually they started turning from green to brown back in August, but I'm just now getting a picture of it.
2 comments:
Good one of the Monarch! The changes of the cones are interesting.
Thanks, Natalie. The little town where I live is known for wintering monarchs at the Monarch Grove Sanctuary. I hope The Tree Year project is still going strong. That was a great idea of yours.
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