Here is a pic of some of the Monarch eggs that were laid on my Swamp MW yesterday (see post above) - NW Missouri. All told, I counted ~ 30 or so eggs. There were 10 on this one plant - even one on the dead stem from last year.

2 more males emerged and released , after determining their sex

1st one was ready to go , but would not let me see his front yellow stripes , so I had to take a blind cell pic to ID him


2nd one was still chilling , so I came back later and released him when he was a little more active

The sun came out today and so did the butterflies! This female buckeye just wanted to sit and sip in peace - but she had a persistent suitor pestering her.





Could just imagine her thinking, "Go away!" And him saying, "I'm still here!"



He's still trying to get her attention.



But, finally, he takes the hint and flies away.

Some fine 'action' shots there GrammaChar!

And thank you for the acorn!

Here are a few more that were out fluttering about today.























We did a lot of walking. Shilo got bored.....

Quite a number of different BF.
Plato would probably be a little bored too, though he does like to chase BF. When walking, he's on a leash which hampers his ability to give chase.

Smelling the daffodils.

Char, I'm enjoying your flowers as much as I enjoy your butterflies! And you have a Queen!

Jack, you're giving me bulb envy again! But in a few weeks, I'll be in Keukenhof gardens and I'll be in bulb heaven.

Wonderful shots Char

Love the butterfly shots, Char.

Liz.

Melanie, I'm looking forward to all the great pics you'll accomplish and share with us all here.
Personally, I hope you'll obtain and post a massive amount of pics of daffodils into the Daffodil Database.
The Daffodils Database

Wow, Char, so many beautiful butterflies and flowers!! Shilo looks content, not bored.

Shilo, like me, is getting older. Neither of us has the energy we once had - but we keep on truckin'. We are constant companions, with frequent rest breaks.

7th BST emerge and release - female # 2 - 11.55 am

WooHoo - I made the cover of the latest report from Journey North.

https://www.learner.org/jnorth...

In other news, I have seen Monarchs every day since last Sunday. Several First Generation and a couple of remigrants. I checked my records and last year I saw my first Monarch on May 29. So they are ~ 5 weeks early which seems to be the case all over.

I have also seen:

Admirals
Painted Lady
Swallowtails
Whites & Commons

That's awesome, David!

There is actually a Cabbage White Larvae rolled up in the Turnip leaf ,
Not the best photo ,
I did not see the Japanese Firefly at the top right of the photo
Cabbage White , Red Admiral , all so far ,

Holy Cow.

My front bed where I discovered the remigrant laying eggs last Sunday...is now up to > 130 eggs. I had noticed Monarchs flying over the area, but did not see them laying.

Have no idea how I can care for them. The bed is 10 x 20 football shaped with ~ 15 Swamp MW up from 1 - 4 inches.

When it rains, it pours. This egg dumping is going on all over the Midwest.