Butterflies Galore!
Posted by The Folks at Cow & Lizard! on Sep 10th 2015
I was walking my dog on the bike trail last night and she started to chase a Monarch butterfly. The butterfly seemed to be taunting her flying just within her reach and landing far enough in front of us and then taking off again when we caught up. I always wonder what is going on in their minds - is it a game to them? or are they totally oblivious?
It also reminded me of a time way back in my childhood. My family was on vacation in a rented RV camper that we drove from California up the Pacific coast to Oregon. We stopped at one rest area and we all of a sudden we caught in a storm of Monarch butterflies. They were everywhere and kept coming - it was so unreal!
This jog of my childhood memory prompted me to google "Monarch Butterfly migrations" to see if this was in fact true and it is true. The western populations of the Monarch Butterfly migrate every year from West of the Rockies to winter at sites along the coast of California. When they make their return trip in spring/summer, the female Monarch Butterflies lay eggs for the next generation
Folkmanis makes a beautiful Monarch Butterfly finger puppet. You can create your own butterfly migration.