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On a sunny mid September day – windy but all the more beautiful for that as the wind was responsible for the event – David and I had the pleasure of viewing a staging of monarch butterflies.
Most people know these colorful creatures, native to North America, migrate. They go north in the spring (it takes three generations to accomplish that migration) and south in the fall (this journey is accomplished by a single generation). They over-winter along the Gulf coast, in Arizona and California, and in Mexico.
The butterflies have to rest and feed along the way, and these particular insects were taking shelter from a strong wind out of the south by clustering on the north side of a small densely wooded area, resting and feeding on the nectar of nearby wild aster and goldenrood while they waited for the wind to shift so they could continue their journey. It was very special to witness this event.
