Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY PICTURES #105, 1 by lepfarmer

lepfarmer wrote:
Had a tagged monarch in my yard this afternoon. I was on the cell phone with a friend when I saw it and snapped a couple of shots -- which were, unfortunately, too blurred to see the number. When I reached for a nearby net, off he took up into the hackberries. I've got about 150 - 200 monarchs flying in the yard right now. They're not heading south against the strong south winds and I'm hoping this guy will pop down for more nectar before a cool front blows in tomorrow with lots of rain. I'd like to verify the number and report it to Monarch Watch, but we'll see if that happens.

Dale Clark
Dallas County Lepidopterists' Society
http://www.dallasbutterflies.com