On November 12 I was lucky to capture a beautiful Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus while it was feasting on a Citrus Flower.
This is a screen shot from the video I made.
There is a spider inside and on the video you see it come outside.
Twice this Monarch butterfly opened its wings for me; very kind!
Do you notice those thorns on the Citrus tree?
They are mean as hell for bringing inside and out of the greenhouse...
There is a spider inside and on the video you see it come outside.
Do you notice those thorns on the Citrus tree?
They are mean as hell for bringing inside and out of the greenhouse...
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI love your pretty monarch butterfly - we have often watched from the caterpillar, eating off the swan plant, then the chrysalis and turning into a gorgeous butterfly.
Enjoy the weekend
Hugs
Carolyn
Prachtig vlinders !(ook een van mijn favorieten onderwerpen om te maken)Fijn weekend,Joan
ReplyDeletePrachtige vlinder, nog nooit in het echt gezien. Heb er wel een aardig boek over gelezen "Vlieggedrag" van Barbara Kingsolver.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful creature....
ReplyDeleteMuito bela esta borboleta.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim de semana.
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat to see your Monarch butterfly. We used to have them all over but only saw two this year.
Citrus tree thorns are little swords designed to stab us. We wear heavy gloves when we bring the Key Lime tree in for the winter and still manage to get a least one good scratch! It does make me wonder just what they were surviving to have such thorns.
Enjoy your week end..............*s*
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletees ist schon ein Glück, solch einen wunderschönen Schmetterling vor die Kamera zu bekommen, der Monarch ist beeindruckend schön ;-))
Dankeschön für Deine Glückwünsche zu meinem 6.Bloggeburtstag, ich freue mich über Deine lieben Worte und wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende mit viel Wohlgefühl.
Liebe Grüße schickt Dir Traudi
I am so GLAD to be here and enjoy this absolutely beautiful wondrous sight!!!
ReplyDeleteButterflies are so pretty
ReplyDeletevery lovely!
ReplyDeleteHi dear mariettas ,, que bonitas imágenes , me encantan las mariposas
ReplyDeleteLiebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedein schöner Post erfreut mich.
Frohe Sonntagsgrüße
Elisabeth
What a beautiful butterfly! Looks like it's fully enjoying the citrus flowe :-) Those big thorns sure look mean, though!
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteA beautiful Monarch Butterfly, Twice this Monarch butterfly opened it's wings for yours just thinking wondrous sight!
Have a nice day!
Michiko
Il est très beau chère Mariette et c'est une chance de l'avoir devant soi
ReplyDeleteGrosses bises
Lovely! It certainly was too busy to mind you being there. :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautifull Monarch buterfly my dear. I love too much. Monarch is the queen for me.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week.
María
It's great to see a Monarch, a species which has declined precipitously in recent years. Fortunately this year there appears to be a slight resurgence in numbers but we still have a long way to go to get back to former levels.
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