A few weeks ago, I decided to check some milkweed on our street for monarch caterpillars. We hit pay dirt. There must have been a dozen of them. We brought two of them home and have welcomed two amazing butterflies into the world. The first one made her chrysalis after just two days! The second one emerged today. I didn't see it come out, but right after as his wings were still curled. The coolest part is that we got to hold the butterflies. After the wings dry, they are quite hardy. It was really cool to see them up close and hold them. Here are a bunch of photos. The last photo shows our first one up in the tree after we released her. Click on any image to see it larger.
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Those are such beautiful butterflies. You're so lucky to have gotten a chance to show the girls how butterflies are born. :) Reminds me to go to Santa Cruz soon to see them in the trees!
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