A Walk in Warwick Park.....

So on my Sunday journey to find milk weed I stopped at a a park on the way home. I did a little research this weekend and I figured since they are holding a butterfly tagging class there they are bound to have milk weed growing there. So I once I got there I took a walk threw the meadow.

So after walking for only a few minutes, I found it.

I searched and searched for eggs. I honestly wasn't to sure exactly what I was looking for. After a few minutes I thought I finally found one. So I clipped it off a small piece of the leave and took it home to put in a jar.

After researching I found out that if it is an egg it should have a black dot on it which would be the caterpillar head. So it seems as if I am on the right track. The research also stated it could take any where from 7-20 days for the egg to hatch.At this point it could hatch any time because I am uncertain as to when it was laid.

The Amazing Monarch Butterflies......

Every year hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies undertake a great journey of up to 2000 miles in their annual migration from Canada and the United States to their wintering grounds in Mexico. They travel between 1,200 and 2,800 miles or more from the United States and Canada to central Mexican forests.

Some Facts About The Beautiful Creatures... Monarch butterflies usually travel between 50 to 100 miles per day. The average is about 80 miles per day. The farthest a Monarch has traveled in one day on record is 265 miles. Monarchs travel at around 12 mph, but can fly at speeds up to 30mph.

Milk Weed and Butterflies......

This weekend I am on the search for some milk weed and butterfly larva.......