So many babies...Most of my larger caterpillars have gone on to become chrysalises at this point. The 64 eggs we found yesterday at Colchester Pond are...
The Herd Is GrowingI am up to 43 chrysalises so far! 12 more have gone into the "J" position and will be chrysalises by morning. They won't all become...
Office BabyThe milkweed plant that I cut and put in a vase on my desk has a resident! This tiny little guy hatched this morning. There were two...
Sometimes They Don't Make ItThis tiny hatchling didn't make it. I had this happen last year to one. Sometimes they are a dud. It is sad but that is the way it is....
My, How They Have Grown!I worked a long day and came home to some enormous caterpillars! These guys were ones I had found already hatched but still very small...
Raising The First GenerationLast year I did not find any eggs or caterpillars until the last week of July. This year I am finding them left and right and it's only...
Repairing a Torn WingMy husband takes the public bus to and from work every day. When he got off the bus today he noticed a Monarch on the ground, not able...