Saturday, October 21, 2017

My Yard ~ Evening Monarch Roosts~ Monarch Bonanza

It was another wonderful Fall day here  ~ 70's, sunny with winds 5-7 MPH.  I counted 67 Monarch's in the yard in the morning with more continuing to arrive all day long.  The Monarch's have been nectaring on Tropical Milkweed, Blue Rhea Salvia, Lantana, and Mexican Sage.  About dinnertime I went out and was surprised to see the Monarch's beginning to roost on my canna's in addition to roosting in the Cherry Tree in the backyard.  This is the highest number of Monarch's ever for my yard.  In addition I had a total number of 16 species with high numbers of American & Painted Ladies and Common Buckeyes.




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