Posts Tagged: migration
Monitoring the Monarchs
Like the migratory animals that he studies, Hugh Dingle, emeritus professor of entomology at the...
A monarch and a honey bee sharing a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Marvels of Migration
Lately we've been fascinated by the migrating Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) heading to...
A mighty male Monarch on the move. On its way to one of coastal California's overwintering sites, it stops to sip from flight fuel (nectar) from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Welcome Back, Painted Ladies
The painted ladies are on move. Butterflies. Scores of painted ladies (Vanessa cardui) are...
A female butterfly, a painted lady, nectaring on Spanish lavender on March 8 in the Benicia Community Garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Painted lady twists around for a better shot at the nectar. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One of Life's Little Mysteries
It's an amazing migratory feat. "One generation of monarch butterflies flutters some 2000 miles...
Monarch Butterfly
Painted Ladies Are Back
The painted ladies are back. No, not the...
Painted Lady