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Have You Been Seeing Migrating Monarch Butterflies?

Where do you see Monarch Butterflies?

From the lens Monarch Butterfly Migration.

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I've been enjoying reading your comments! It's been fun to read where people are seeing the monarchs as they migrate. Continue to let me know when monarchs are migrating through your area!

Animated monarch butterfly from psychiatrics on Photobucket.com

  • poddys May 29, 2012 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Butterflies are pretty amazing aren't they. I have no idea how they can migrate thousands of miles like that. Great information and pictures.
  • livingfrontiers Apr 18, 2012 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Amazing lens on migrations...they are a good way to feel how our lives have stayed the same, despite many changes. Hopefully the changes will not continue to impact these beautiful creatures!
  • flicker Mar 14, 2012 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Nicely done! My garden is near a milkweed patch and I've sometimes seen Monarch caterpillars in my garden. They seem to like my parsley! I've got plenty of it and they're welcome to it.
  • tvyps Mar 14, 2012 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    Happy "Learn about Butterflies Day." Beautiful photos and great info! Squid Angel blessed!
  • MareeT Mar 14, 2012 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    I enjoyed this lens, so interesting!
  • lestroischenes Mar 14, 2012 @ 3:49 pm | delete
    Amazing story and a beautiful lens.
  • Cumberland Mar 14, 2012 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    I like to see the Monarchs passing through. Enjoyed the lens.
  • flycatcher Mar 14, 2012 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    The Monarch migration is both a mystery and a wonder. I'd love to go south to see the masses of Monarch butterflies gather, but I do worry about their ultimate survival, with all we humans do to nature in our blind ignorance - so glad to learn about the tagging program. *blessed*
  • AngryBaker Mar 14, 2012 @ 1:04 pm | delete
    I got to see the Monarchs in Pacific Grove this last December... AMAZING!
  • Einar_A Mar 1, 2012 @ 11:15 am | delete
    Beautiful and informative lens!
  • Hypersapien Feb 9, 2012 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    This is stuff I hadn't though tabout in years, but great info. I always enjoy profiles of the insect and animal kingdoms.
  • ladybugstuff Jan 29, 2012 @ 1:05 am | delete
    Hi, great lens. when i was a kid I loved to play with the fuzzy caterpillars. I came into the house once with them in my hair and my pockets....Ehrin
  • BuddyBink Jan 28, 2012 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    Very interesting. I knew about the migration but I did not realize it was a four generation cycle. Thanks.
  • GaelicForge Jan 27, 2012 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    There's a grove of trees in Pismo Beach where these little critters migrate to. It's an awesome experience to see them clustered in the trees.
  • megabu717 Jan 27, 2012 @ 5:39 pm | delete
    Lots of interesting details on Monarch Butterfly. Amazing and beautiful creatures. Thanks.
  • Burningwoodarts Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Very informative lense. I had no idea there was more than one generation of these beautiful creatures in one year.
  • emmalarkins Jan 26, 2012 @ 10:41 pm | delete
    This is really amazing! I've enjoyed learning a bit more about these wonderful butterflies.
  • LiteraryMind Jan 26, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Very interesting. I wish there were more of them in the Northeast. I have a butterfly garden and keep meaning to plant milkweed. I think this gave me the push I need.
  • TheHealthCabin Jan 26, 2012 @ 6:20 pm | delete
    3000 miles? Wow...amazing. Great lens, Thank you.
  • Graceonline Jan 26, 2012 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    The butterflies are an amazing site in Santa Cruz, California. We got to see them one sunny New Year's Day years ago. They completely covered the eucalyptus trees at Natural Bridges State Park. As the sun warmed them, they would lift from the trees and float magically about us. Hundreds of human watchers stood watching silently and in awe, mouths agape, eyes wide with wonder. Love lens. Blessed.
  • kajohu Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:16 pm | delete
    Thanks, Grace, for the Squid blessing :-) I'd love to see the monarchs when they winter over in Santa Cruz. What a sight!
  • seosmm Jan 25, 2012 @ 8:48 am | delete
    Such beautiful creatures. Nice lens!
  • kajohu Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    Thanks so much. Yes, monarchs are really beautiful!
  • Jan 24, 2012 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    So pretty to read. Found it very relaxing. Love the animated butterfly.
  • kajohu Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    I'm glad you enjoyed reading this. Yes, the animated monarch butterfly is lovely, isn't it :-)
  • Margaret_Schaut Jan 23, 2012 @ 10:52 am | delete
    The peninsula where I live is annually the summer resting spot/ home for monarchs every year. This past year, however, VERY VERY FEW came. It is truly disturbing. They're wonderful and beautiful creatures. I hope we're not losing them!
  • kajohu Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    I hope we're not losing the monarchs either. I know that occasionally their population is greatly diminished by weather, or by loss of their necessary habitat. I hope they come back to your area.
  • BunnyFabulous Jan 22, 2012 @ 10:01 pm | delete
    So cool! I love seeing monarchs, and I'll be checking in on their migration on your lens this year. Great lens!
  • kajohu Jan 26, 2012 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.
  • Tipi Jan 17, 2012 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Returning with a Monarch blessing on this gorgeous presentation on these jewels of the air.
  • CNelson01 Jan 9, 2012 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Nice lens...amazing creatures.
  • HERBMASTER Dec 10, 2011 @ 2:51 am | delete
    So beautiful!
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 27, 2011 @ 9:33 am | delete
    There's a lot I didn't know there. It's kind of mind boggling that the 4th generation lives so much longer, and has such a different life task.
  • JoshK47 Oct 8, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    I've never seen them migrate, I've just seen a few flutter by here and there. Great lens.
  • cffutah Oct 6, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    had no idea about anything on this topic, glad I browsed upon it this morning! If you haven't browsed my really educational lens, I think you'll like 'em.
  • bechand Sep 9, 2011 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    I remembered this page from either lens of the day or a sunshine award ... I love it - my son is starting school with Butterfly unit - I will be sharing this info again - I love this lens !
  • ellagis Sep 9, 2011 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    What an interesting lens! I love butterflies, although I've never seen a Monarch alive.
  • GuyB Sep 6, 2011 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    Excellent lens about the Monarch Butterfly. Those Monarchs are certainly an active bunch with an even more active imagination. Do they have stingers?
  • emmajo Aug 31, 2011 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    fantastic lens - I have bookmarked it!
  • pawpaw911 Aug 26, 2011 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Noticed there are a few moving through our area now. It will really pick up next month.
  • Comfortdoc Aug 14, 2011 @ 2:53 pm | delete
    Another blessing for this beautiful lens. I remember seeing where the Butterflies were near Santa Barbara. Beautiful, but a bit eerie.
  • Stazjia Aug 14, 2011 @ 5:42 am | delete
    Great information and stunning pictures - blessed.
  • bechand Jul 24, 2011 @ 11:11 am | delete
    i remember looking at this about a year ago and being very impressed - hence squidoo wont let me LIKE it again ...LOL - i do love lenses with good content :O) - great work - awesome topic - very interesting
  • AnthonyAltorenna Jun 15, 2011 @ 7:08 am | delete
    Beautiful and informative lens. We designed areas of our garden with annuals, perennials and flowering shrubs to help attract butterflies, and we are rewarded by visits from Monarchs and other types of butterflies.
  • blackspanielgallery May 7, 2011 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    Good images
  • PollySparkles Apr 5, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    I live in New Zealand and the monarchs do not migrate so I find the distance they fly fascinating.
  • reallysmartdeals Mar 24, 2011 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    Love your lens. Monarch Butterflies are so beautiful
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 24, 2011 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    I am hoping to visit the Monarch overwintering sites. That would be one of those truly spectacular life moments. Great lens!
  • kajohu Mar 25, 2011 @ 9:40 am | delete
    I'd love to visit one of the Monarch overwintering sites too, in Mexico. It would definitely be a high point!
  • vallain Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    Blessings on this lens from the Squidoo Insect Angel. Added to Best Insect Web Pages on Squidoo.
  • vallain Mar 19, 2011 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    I've seen them migrating over Kansas when I was high up in a grandstand at a music festival. It was a magical moment.
  • BarbRad Mar 17, 2011 @ 11:50 pm | delete
    We live near one location where people go to see the monarchs. I just haven't had opportunity to do it yet. This is a lovely lens. Blessed.
  • saraih26 Feb 26, 2011 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    Me too...in Grover Beach. It's unreal how beautiful they are. It's as if for a moment your are transported to another world...and its eerie how quiet everything is. So serene, so amazing this creative wonder is!
  • JeanJohnson Feb 24, 2011 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    I get to see them every year over by grover beach, it's amazing how many there are.
  • ohcaroline Feb 14, 2011 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    Came back to leave a St. Valentine's Day blessing.
  • Nibbled Feb 2, 2011 @ 9:39 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens. I never knew about the tagging program. My backyard was once visited by thousands of monarchs. It was quite a site. Doesn't seem like they are as plentiful anymore.
  • darciefrench Jan 8, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    I love the pictures of the groups of monarch butterflies collected together- amazing- what a thrill!
  • haikuwedding Dec 24, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    My kids are very into learning everything Monarch Butterflies so this is a very amazing lens for all of us -
  • kajohu Dec 25, 2010 @ 7:14 am | delete
    I'm so glad you and your kids enjoyed this lens :-)
  • Nightowl_John Dec 23, 2010 @ 1:00 am | delete
    Dropped back by to deliver Squid Angel blessings.
  • ChrisDay Dec 22, 2010 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    Nice animation!
  • ChrisDay Dec 22, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    I saw Monarchs when in the USA a few years back. Aren't they amazing? They were a completely new experience for me then and the wonder still lives in me. Thanks for a great lens.
  • LizMac60 Dec 13, 2010 @ 6:37 am | delete
    Great lens of beautiful creatures. Blessed by a squid angel and featured on Me?!! A Squid Angel.
  • hotbrain Dec 12, 2010 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    What a strange life cycle Monarchs have. I'm still not sure that I understand it... I'll have to think about it more. Too bad that we don't know how they know where to go - that's what my mother-in-law wanted to know. I guess I'll have to tell her it's unknown! Excellent lens, angel blessed!
  • Nov 29, 2010 @ 2:34 am | delete
    I'm constantly amazed by nature. Monarch butterflies are wonderfully interesting. I live in Tasmania, Australia's small island state, and we see many, many monarch through summer.
  • kajohu Nov 29, 2010 @ 7:40 am | delete
    Thanks for your response, Grace! Until I started researching this subject I didn't know that monarchs lived in other parts of the world as well as in North America. It's interesting that they also live in Tasmania!
  • ThruMyEyes Nov 22, 2010 @ 10:52 am | delete
    Very informative and congrats on the purple star!!
  • terrapin719 Nov 22, 2010 @ 7:44 am | delete
    Great job on this lens ~ congrats on the purple star too!
  • Tipi Nov 14, 2010 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    This is amazing and well deserving of your purple star, congratulations! These beautiful pieces of art are hearty souls as well...may the wind always be at their backs!
  • rio1 Nov 14, 2010 @ 4:29 pm | delete
    Very nice lens. We usually have Monarch butterfly caterpillars on our milkweed.
  • Nightowl_John Nov 13, 2010 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    We live near a couple of coastal winter locations where the Monarchs stay. It's pretty amazing to see them congregating in the trees!
  • sukkran Nov 13, 2010 @ 9:24 pm | delete
    wonderfully crafted, informative lens.
  • javrsmith Nov 10, 2010 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    They are fairly rare on Vancouver Island but we do see them each summer.
  • javrsmith Jan 6, 2011 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Returned to give this lens a Squid Angel blessing.
  • stargazer00 Nov 4, 2010 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    My parents in central Iowa used to be visited by the migrating monarchs. The butterflies would collect on a tree in their yard. Sadly the monarchs have all but disappeared. I send milkweed seed so Mom and Dad can plant them and maybe attract the monarchs back.
  • Spook Nov 1, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    An amazing and fascinating lens. I'm only sorry it took me so long to get here. Still, better late than never. Blessed by an Angel.
  • RinchenChodron Oct 22, 2010 @ 10:55 am | delete
    I live in Colorado and I have not seen a Monarch in quite a while - was wondering where they have gone. Very informative lens - thumb up!
  • Sea0tter Oct 22, 2010 @ 9:55 am | delete
    Beautiful and interesting lens!
  • MarkUpshaw Oct 22, 2010 @ 12:52 am | delete
    Beautiful lens. Excellent work. I visited the Mariposa reserve in Gaudalajara.
  • Jerry_David Oct 14, 2010 @ 8:17 pm | delete
    great lens, congrats
  • Heather426 Oct 13, 2010 @ 11:56 am | delete
    Love the Monarch Butterfly and all butterflies, and the lens. Lensrolling to my butterfly ones!
  • WhiteOak50 Oct 13, 2010 @ 6:29 am | delete
    This is such a beautiful lens! I love butterflies and dragonflies so this is a real treat this morning. Blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • cherylsgifts2go Oct 12, 2010 @ 10:05 am | delete
    I love Monarchs - they just stopped by my house in SW Florida. I watched a few stop and lay their eggs on my milkweed plants. I am now waiting for the eggs to hatch. I grow milkweed just for the monarchs and queens. I love raising them. I really loved your lens. You did a great job on it.
  • Tina Oct 9, 2010 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    The Monarchs have been migrating in our town Big Lake, Texas for over a week. They are by the hundreds and are so beautiful to watch. Our small town loves it when they come through. Very magical and breathtaking!!
  • kajohu Oct 10, 2010 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Thanks for commenting, Tina! I think it would be wonderful to see them start to migrate through your area!
  • Susan52 Oct 8, 2010 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    We used to watch monarchs on their fall migration when my kids played soccer in the fall. They're grown now and don't play soccer anymore, but I always think of those afternoon soccer practices when I see monarchs around here in the early fall. Good memories, gorgeous butterflies. Blessed!
  • JoanneOtt Oct 7, 2010 @ 4:10 am | delete
    That's incredible that some travel up to 100 miles a day! Great photos and lens.
  • RebeccaE Sep 26, 2010 @ 6:50 pm | delete
    amazing fact and awesome photos what a great lens!
  • WindyWinters Sep 24, 2010 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your Purple Star! We see very few Monarch Butterflies on Vancouver Island in the summer. I can't believe the photo of the Monarchs Overwintering in Mexico. Thanks for your info on these beautiful butterflies. :)
  • Lady_Gotrocks Sep 22, 2010 @ 8:24 pm | delete
    Very nice Lens Blessed
  • partybuzz Sep 18, 2010 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Interesting lens. Congratulations on the purple star! :)
  • ShamanicShift Sep 17, 2010 @ 10:28 pm | delete
    I am lensing my experiences on monarch-butterflies-pictures while learning more about these astounding winged wonders.
  • bechand Sep 17, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    GREAT lens - I really like lenses with good content !!! THANKS - you truely deserved your purple star !
  • awelldressedbullet Sep 15, 2010 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens, congratulations on your purple star! We have a lot of milkweed plants that grow in all the ditches here, our neighbours used to cut them or pull them out and I asked if they could leave them, for the butterlies, well the caterpillars. What great neighbours, they all leave them now, it's so cute to see all of our neatly trimmed ditches with milkweed plants left standing! - Kathy
  • KathyMcGraw Sep 8, 2010 @ 11:00 pm | delete
    Fascinating...I knew a lot of this but still learned a lot about the Migration of Monarchs, including tagging them :) Very enjoyable....
  • Peregrina Sep 8, 2010 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    I've never seen them migrating. I knew they did, but I didn't know the details. this is really interesting--and you have some great photos!
  • WordCustard Sep 7, 2010 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    I like the fact that even butterflies have their secrets, such as how they know where to go when they have never been there before! A fascinating lens.
  • mbgphoto Sep 7, 2010 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    This is a very interesting lens! I think butterflies are fascinating. I'm lensrolling this to all of my butterfly lenses.
  • ohcaroline Sep 7, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    This was so interesting. The photos are astonishing. Well written and illustrated.
  • kimmanleyort Sep 7, 2010 @ 9:13 am | delete
    Congratulations on your purple star! I have always found the migration of monarchs to be fascinating and would love to visit their migration stop in Mexico some day. Wonderful presentation.
  • resabi Sep 7, 2010 @ 4:25 am | delete
    Really interesting lens. I'm lensrolling it to my Quirky State Symbols lens because the Monarch butterfly is the state butterfly or state insect for quite a few U.S. states. Blessed. Oh -- and congrats on the Purple Star!
  • naturegirl7 Sep 6, 2010 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    Loved this lens. Congrats on the purple star.

    We've seen Monarchs fluttering in large groups across Lake Pontchartrain. We also planted a lot of native and non-native milkweed plants to encourage the monarchs to raise young in our habitat.
  • d-artist Sep 6, 2010 @ 1:45 pm | delete
    OMG, I love this lens!!! wish I still had blessing power...darn! this is one of my favorite things, the migration of Monarchs...we were lucky enough when we had a ranch in Missouri where the Monarchs stopped and rested overnight on a tree, it was an incredible site, I knew nothing about this at that time...I never took a photo, shame on me.
    Thanks for sharing!
  • rms Sep 6, 2010 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Very informative and beautiful photos of the butterflies!
  • capriliz Sep 6, 2010 @ 8:03 am | delete
    Hard to believe a butterfly can fly that far. I don't see the Monarch nearly as often as I used to here in central PA.
  • BevsPaper Sep 6, 2010 @ 5:34 am | delete
    What a lovely informational lens! I didn't realize that the Monarch Butterfly migrated. Now that you mention it, I have been seeing more than usual here lately. Didn't realize they were on the move. Ringing my Squid Angel bell with a blessing.

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I've tagged monarchs with my mother, and I've watched captive caterpillars turn into chrysalises, then emerge to adult monarchs. Wonderful experiences! more »

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