We established in the monthly butterfly thread that I am currently hoarding all the butterflies down here in Florida. But seriously, a lot of people have reported that it's been a less than stellar year for butterflies of all sorts. I'm thinking maybe that Polar Vortex had something to do with it? We had a really mild winter in Florida this year and the Monarchs never stopped breeding. They slowed down a little over the past two months because they had to wait for my milkweed to recover but now that that's happening they're starting to show up again in greater numbers.
