Compared to last year, it feels like the flood gates have opened as far as egg and cat finding and that’s brought about some challenges for me related to keeping track of them. I am aware that there are folks that are raising significantly more than me, and I am amazed at them. Before I get into organization, here’s a peek at the current older instars in their keeper.
The weather finally came through to break the short heat wave we ‘d had. Rains most of the day, and I could not get the timing right to look for eggs between them. Continue reading “Hatching eggs on a rainy day”
While we were doing our evening watering, I startled a Monarch butterfly as I was wending through the one common milkweed patch that is overtaking a path. Then I watched fascinated as it flitted back to a plant within breathing distance, and laid an egg right in front of me. Continue reading “Later update on the growing foster family.”
Today brought unexpected finds in searching for younger Monarchs. Continue reading “Our growing foster family.”
I also found another egg. [Later in the day edit: plus three more just a bit ago–no time to update the image.] Continue reading “Finally seeing more Monarch visitors”
I went out to look for more eggs, and found this!
So the chrysalis I thought maybe might be a late release yesterday still has not eclosed. I’ve read that after 48 hours of it being this clear, if they don’t eclose, something went wrong and they are likely dead.
Fourth female, and she will be released within a few hours, depending on when she is ready.
At last we reach the final installment of the sad day update. Continuing on from the last post, how are the five? One, I recently started posting about in another update, so here’s the rest of Junior’s story. Continue reading “Guardianship update: 23rd August 2018 #4”
