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sbpermaculturenet.bsky.social @sbpermaculturenet.bsky.social

Love this photo of Monarch Butterflies in Ontario Canada probably Point Peel National that i went to yearly in Sept in my twenties as they gathered to cross Lake erie migrating south waited for the wind to change

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aug 25, 2025, 3:17 pm • 13,283 1,986

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Kim Halliburton @bluetexaskim.bsky.social

Beautiful!

aug 25, 2025, 7:35 pm • 2 0 • view
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EllenZelda @ellenzelda.bsky.social

Wow! Fabulous!!

aug 25, 2025, 7:02 pm • 2 0 • view
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Maddy @dumpfbunny.bsky.social

Looks like a Christmas tree. Really beautiful.

aug 25, 2025, 5:15 pm • 6 1 • view
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ladybird67.bsky.social @ladybird67.bsky.social

Incredible!

aug 25, 2025, 4:13 pm • 4 0 • view
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Bony Island Penny Machine Has Had It @revolutionramona.bsky.social

Just lovely.

aug 25, 2025, 10:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Alyazia @alyazia.bsky.social

MIND BLOWING IN A SECTACTULAR WAY

aug 26, 2025, 12:05 pm • 1 0 • view
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phoebe1313.bsky.social @phoebe1313.bsky.social

♥️♥️♥️

aug 25, 2025, 4:46 pm • 3 0 • view
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Crazie Daizee @craziedaizee.bsky.social

there's an awesome 60 Minutes on the great migration there are SO MANY of them flying at some point even in silence you can hear them on the recording www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnXO...

aug 25, 2025, 4:24 pm • 4 0 • view
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FigsDee @figsdee.bsky.social

#Magnificent 🦋

aug 25, 2025, 7:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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Sphermetatron @sphermetatron.bsky.social

I call it the Divine art of nature - thank you, Lord.🙏👏❤️😍

aug 25, 2025, 4:14 pm • 5 0 • view
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genxjennifer.bsky.social @genxjennifer.bsky.social

Saw a pretty solo Monarch in Western NY yesterday.

aug 26, 2025, 12:07 am • 1 0 • view
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JusTrish @justrish1788.substack.com

I saw a video of them flying and clustering awhile ago. There was a special drone type camera that flew in, it was designed specifically so they couldn't get caught up in it's parts. I've been lucky in seeing a couple kaleidoscopes in my life, though never this large.

aug 25, 2025, 4:19 pm • 6 1 • view
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goldenrulegirl.bsky.social @goldenrulegirl.bsky.social

💙✊🏼🫶🏻🌎🫶🏻✊🏼💙

aug 26, 2025, 1:12 am • 1 0 • view
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🐈‍⬛🫖🫚 @catteaginger.bsky.social

That is pure beauty.

aug 25, 2025, 4:06 pm • 6 0 • view
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Jazzy @jazzyjones.bsky.social

Wow what an awesome site!

aug 26, 2025, 7:04 am • 1 0 • view
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PaSandy @pasandy.bsky.social

I’ve got a couple Monarchs in chrysalis, soon to join the migration!!

aug 25, 2025, 4:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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arbecca.bsky.social @arbecca.bsky.social

An absolute wow. Breathtaking.

aug 25, 2025, 3:39 pm • 5 1 • view
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yellowlimo.bsky.social @yellowlimo.bsky.social

Wow! Amazing nature!

aug 26, 2025, 8:37 pm • 0 0 • view
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beckys1313.bsky.social @beckys1313.bsky.social

They’re even leaving United States

aug 25, 2025, 3:36 pm • 21 2 • view
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kakewags.bsky.social @kakewags.bsky.social

Don’t blame them!

aug 25, 2025, 7:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mich2Cali • RIP Twitter (2011-2024) @michoacan2cali.bsky.social

And their final destination is the state in Mexico where my family is from: Michoacán. 🦋 Come to think of it, maybe the Monarchs are onto something?

aug 25, 2025, 4:47 pm • 22 1 • view
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Mich2Cali • RIP Twitter (2011-2024) @michoacan2cali.bsky.social

visitmichoacan.com.mx/en/experienc...

aug 25, 2025, 6:36 pm • 8 1 • view
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wioozyi @swozey.bsky.social

Considering the Mexican guy who ran a monarch butterfly sanctuary at the border was murdered by cartels for not surrendering his land I dunno about that one

aug 25, 2025, 10:06 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mich2Cali • RIP Twitter (2011-2024) @michoacan2cali.bsky.social

aug 25, 2025, 10:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Women Who Persist @countryboomer.bsky.social

💛 🦋💛

aug 25, 2025, 9:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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shellymrtn.bsky.social @shellymrtn.bsky.social

A few years ago I started growing a large patch of milkweed for the monarchs. We bring in the eggs, feed the caterpillars and release dozens of them every year. We are on our last batch. This will be the wave that flies to Mexico. Safe travels, my beauties.

aug 25, 2025, 5:22 pm • 8 1 • view
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Michael Bednarski 🇨🇦 @mikebednarski.bsky.social

At first glance, I thought it was a lit-up Christmas tree.

aug 25, 2025, 4:50 pm • 4 0 • view
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harveyv.bsky.social @harveyv.bsky.social

Absolutely amazing

aug 25, 2025, 7:16 pm • 3 0 • view
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Cynthia Guido ❌👑 @cynthiaguido.bsky.social

They are so amazing!!

aug 25, 2025, 7:17 pm • 3 0 • view
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TriciaJJones @triciajjones.bsky.social

Wow!

aug 26, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Season @campwatcher11.bsky.social

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this.

aug 26, 2025, 12:29 am • 1 0 • view
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☮️ Deriter ♻️ @deriter.bsky.social

All this time I thought they liked milkweed 😉

aug 25, 2025, 6:17 pm • 4 0 • view
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Selale Z @selale.bsky.social

I am hoping to see them at Point Peelee this year. I saw a monarch in my yard this weekend and it reminded me 👑🦋

aug 25, 2025, 4:30 pm • 3 0 • view
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MauraP☘️ @msmaura.bsky.social

Nature is truly amazing. I live in Upstate NY but I haven't seen one Monarch.😢

aug 25, 2025, 9:39 pm • 2 1 • view
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greg60 @greg60.bsky.social

Beautiful 🤩

aug 25, 2025, 8:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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redjacket2.bsky.social @redjacket2.bsky.social

That's Incredible. I keep a big patch of milkweed to attract them,but never seen that many at once

aug 25, 2025, 5:32 pm • 3 0 • view
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ladynorma@bsky.social @ladynorma.bsky.social

Just a beautiful site as is whale watching. There are several vessels that go out from here.

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aug 26, 2025, 5:50 pm • 0 0 • view
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i_gvf 🇨🇦 @i-gvf.bsky.social

What I find amazing is the migration is multi-generational. None in that photograph survived to Mexico.

aug 25, 2025, 6:07 pm • 2 0 • view
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Silver DeWitt @silverdewitt.bsky.social

Beautiful.♡

aug 25, 2025, 11:09 pm • 2 0 • view
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Silver DeWitt @silverdewitt.bsky.social

Thank you.

aug 27, 2025, 2:25 am • 0 0 • view
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Miss Bondage @msbondage.bsky.social

Are they SURE they want to migrate HERE?!

aug 25, 2025, 11:24 pm • 1 0 • view
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garyknow.bsky.social @garyknow.bsky.social

I'm sorry, that is quite scary.

aug 25, 2025, 8:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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Jessica Ramey-Gillam @battleax-70.bsky.social

🧡🧡🧡🧡

aug 25, 2025, 8:20 pm • 0 0 • view
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Julie Wattenbarger @jules49.bsky.social

Wow! 💙👍

aug 25, 2025, 6:44 pm • 2 0 • view
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nansj77.bsky.social @nansj77.bsky.social

I saw this at San Simeon, CA, and it looked like the trees were breathing. Awesome experience 😄

aug 25, 2025, 6:16 pm • 5 2 • view
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Sally @namhae-w4.bsky.social

Even the butterfly left American in case he enslave them or spiders trooper after them for crossing the border.

aug 25, 2025, 9:32 pm • 2 0 • view
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Valhalla @vallahha.bsky.social

It was Point Pelee, they journey from Mexico to Point Pelee to escape the cold weather.

aug 25, 2025, 4:13 pm • 11 1 • view
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Scott Christy @scott-christy.bsky.social

Sixty some years ago this was one of the books that really sparked my interest in natural history. I still have it in my office. The Travels of Monarch X by Ross Hutchins | Goodreads share.google/fhPqQoRN3JHk...

aug 26, 2025, 5:10 am • 1 0 • view
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LovePet 🌳🐕‍🦺🐦‍⬛🐋🐘🕸️ @lovepet6969.bsky.social

That is my religion Nature

aug 25, 2025, 5:21 pm • 3 0 • view
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stormbreaker99.bsky.social @stormbreaker99.bsky.social

Just reposted this picture my son took last year of this Monarch butterfly over on X. A beautiful Monarch butterfly. Nature at its best. Unfortunately this species is facing extermination thanks to Geoengineering and chemtrails.

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aug 25, 2025, 7:14 pm • 3 0 • view
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Jeff V Sr. @jeffvazsr.bsky.social

We are all waiting for the “winds of change”. Learn from the monarchs. 🦋

aug 26, 2025, 1:01 am • 2 0 • view
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Lindsey Falconer @bluebirds5.bsky.social

Wow. I didn’t know they gathered there. Breathtaking. So happy to see them.

aug 26, 2025, 2:02 am • 1 0 • view
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Burk Hardy @buboxa.bsky.social

One of the most magical photos I've ever seen 🤩

aug 25, 2025, 6:42 pm • 6 1 • view
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allieinthecity.bsky.social @allieinthecity.bsky.social

Wow!!! Thank you so much for brightening the day with this beautiful scene

aug 25, 2025, 10:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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SarahIM🍑 @sarwo.bsky.social

Whoa!!!! That’s so cool!

aug 25, 2025, 7:19 pm • 2 0 • view
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Nikki Hodges @nikkizho89.bsky.social

Have never seen or knew of this - thank you for posting. It’s amazing

aug 25, 2025, 3:59 pm • 3 0 • view
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dwheron.bsky.social @dwheron.bsky.social

I hope they still do.

aug 25, 2025, 9:41 pm • 2 0 • view
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Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social

So cool

aug 25, 2025, 5:29 pm • 5 0 • view
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DD Dion @dddion.bsky.social

About 13 years ago, we had a tree in our back yard when we lived in eastern South Dakota, and monarchs were all over the trunk like this. It’s such a special thing to witness. Beautiful!

aug 25, 2025, 7:16 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sheryl @sheryl67.bsky.social

Absolutely beautiful 😍

aug 26, 2025, 1:24 am • 1 0 • view
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nlipschu.bsky.social @nlipschu.bsky.social

Gorgeous

aug 25, 2025, 6:18 pm • 4 0 • view
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JustCarolyn @charvey48.bsky.social

Awesome!

aug 25, 2025, 5:18 pm • 3 0 • view
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Susan C. T. @arts-letters.bsky.social

Did you take the photo? Can I share it?

aug 25, 2025, 4:58 pm • 3 0 • view
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Save Democracy @talkfree.bsky.social

Wow amazing!!

aug 26, 2025, 12:15 pm • 0 0 • view
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🇨🇦 Fran Macpherson 🇺🇦 @franmacp.bsky.social

Amazing! Nature is truly awe inspiring!

aug 25, 2025, 5:40 pm • 7 1 • view
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margauxaf @margauxaf.bsky.social

Wow!🧡

aug 26, 2025, 8:51 am • 0 0 • view
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Scott Gable @scottgable.bsky.social

I’ve seen smaller orange butterflies do that, by the thousands, in hay fields, in upstate Pennsylvania!!

aug 25, 2025, 8:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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defeline.bsky.social @defeline.bsky.social

What a sight!!

aug 25, 2025, 3:40 pm • 3 0 • view
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Christy Crackers 🇨🇦 @christiecrackers.bsky.social

This, salmon runs, and hibernating bears. Humans don't come close to the awe this inspires (very many of them anyway).

aug 25, 2025, 7:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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Pussie Le'Queur 😻💜🫡💜💪💜 @allaboutthemissd.bsky.social

It takes 4 generations of Monarch Butterflies to complete their annual migration. Pretty cool, huh?

aug 25, 2025, 7:55 pm • 2 0 • view
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gurly55.bsky.social @gurly55.bsky.social

I saw this when I was a young adult. From a distance I couldn’t figure out why tree was turning orange a month before fall. Saw in Illinois state park.

aug 25, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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jpg411.bsky.social @jpg411.bsky.social

Absolutely beautiful

aug 25, 2025, 11:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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mehl71.bsky.social @mehl71.bsky.social

Wow

aug 26, 2025, 1:30 am • 1 0 • view
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benjaminbackbite.bsky.social @benjaminbackbite.bsky.social

It’s beautiful. It’s a little scary. It’s tender and fragile and we all hope they make it.

aug 25, 2025, 9:57 pm • 2 0 • view
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Sharon Carbine @sharoncarbine.bsky.social

Amazing sight! You are fortunate to have witnessed it - many times.

aug 25, 2025, 5:39 pm • 4 0 • view
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lpatin.bsky.social @lpatin.bsky.social

Love monarch butterflies

aug 25, 2025, 6:33 pm • 4 0 • view
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Alan 🇨🇦 @alanroseca.bsky.social

Not like the real thing, but was fun to create. Enjoy!

aug 25, 2025, 9:50 pm • 1 0 • view
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Sammy @sammy1956.bsky.social

Oh my, how awesome

aug 26, 2025, 1:17 am • 1 0 • view
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Gulfam @gulfamgulfam.bsky.social

Wow who could imagine thousands of butterflies are just chilling there from afar.

aug 25, 2025, 6:38 pm • 6 1 • view
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white ribbit @thewhiteribbit.bsky.social

awe inspiring. magical.

aug 25, 2025, 4:47 pm • 4 0 • view
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ProudBlue💙 @patti4040.bsky.social

remember it well …(Point Pelee; stupid AI ! )

aug 25, 2025, 7:54 pm • 1 0 • view
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Noreen Folan Essenberg @noreen900.bsky.social

Thank you for the beautiful share!

aug 25, 2025, 11:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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KatMenDo @katmendo.bsky.social

And only an hour from Detroit.

aug 26, 2025, 9:56 pm • 0 0 • view
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KatMenDo @katmendo.bsky.social

"Point Pelee" Just saying.

aug 26, 2025, 9:47 pm • 0 0 • view
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stillworthfghtng4.bsky.social @stillworthfghtng4.bsky.social

I've been so excited this year to find between 25-30 monarch caterpillars on my milkweed plants! They completely stripped them bare and even ate the seed pods, and I was happy for it!

aug 25, 2025, 11:56 pm • 2 0 • view
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stratusmaximus.bsky.social @stratusmaximus.bsky.social

Magnificent!

aug 25, 2025, 6:24 pm • 3 0 • view
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Donna @dshu27.bsky.social

❤️

aug 25, 2025, 11:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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lovemaddow.bsky.social @lovemaddow.bsky.social

Amazing!!! 😍

aug 25, 2025, 7:56 pm • 1 0 • view
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AZcat @azsuzeblue.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/oliverko...

aug 25, 2025, 4:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mark O’Brien @mfofotos.bsky.social

Not Canada!

aug 25, 2025, 5:01 pm • 11 1 • view
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Ojodio @ojodio.bsky.social

Wow

aug 25, 2025, 10:13 pm • 2 0 • view
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virgoan.bsky.social @virgoan.bsky.social

☺️

aug 26, 2025, 12:22 am • 1 0 • view
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hammond666.bsky.social @hammond666.bsky.social

😊😊😊😊😊

aug 25, 2025, 6:39 pm • 3 0 • view
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Lisa @mamabear64.bsky.social

I remember seeing this on Lake Erie, my uncle had a lake house and I wandered around in the woods and found a tree just like that... I was 8? I remember being a bit freaked out cause they were landing on me... lol

aug 25, 2025, 5:00 pm • 3 0 • view
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Nmuggoch 🏊‍♂️☀️🇨🇦🇺🇲🐈‍⬛🐕 @nmuggoch.bsky.social

Incredible!

aug 25, 2025, 6:46 pm • 4 1 • view
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VoteGirl @votegirl.bsky.social

Just WOW!

aug 25, 2025, 11:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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Walker Pennington @anime300.bsky.social

I hear their population is growing? We've seen more here in the Bay Area of California than I can recall in quite some time...

aug 25, 2025, 8:08 pm • 1 0 • view
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Benoit Blanc @factsnotfiction.bsky.social

That is freaking amazing. May the monarchs be back in force one day.

aug 25, 2025, 7:37 pm • 4 0 • view
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Terri @thouck.bsky.social

Beautiful!!

aug 25, 2025, 9:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social

oh, I hope this is a current image - this is the dream!

aug 25, 2025, 3:58 pm • 8 1 • view
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Robin 🐅 @robin34.bsky.social

Wow!

aug 25, 2025, 4:11 pm • 4 0 • view
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KayTF 🇯🇪 @ktfrost.bsky.social

That’s incredible.

aug 25, 2025, 5:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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kex @joquarky.bsky.social

Plant milkweed. Or at least don't cut it down.

aug 25, 2025, 4:42 pm • 4 0 • view
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anxiouspepper.bsky.social @anxiouspepper.bsky.social

I held it together today until I saw this picture... I'm in tears

aug 25, 2025, 8:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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mjody.bsky.social @mjody.bsky.social

They no longer visit the U.S. because of Trump .

aug 25, 2025, 8:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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TAOofVAL @valderdi.bsky.social

It’s the most magical thing I’ve ever seen -

aug 25, 2025, 6:26 pm • 3 0 • view
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Ole Soul Squawking @terrycole-car.bsky.social

While sitting on the beach at Southwick State Park, NYS, on Lake Ontario on a crystal clear Autumn day a cloud suddenly blocked the sun. I looked up to see thousands of Monarch Butterflies migrating from Canada! It was jaw dropping!

aug 25, 2025, 5:16 pm • 3 0 • view
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1anniem @1anniem.bsky.social

One morning in Southern Illinois, I awoke to find all the trees in my yard turned orange overnight. They were covered with thousands of Monarch butterflies. It was a magical sight. Bad weather had blown them off their regular course.

aug 25, 2025, 4:19 pm • 35 2 • view
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Petal Lu Ⓥ 🌱💙🌎 @petallu.bsky.social

Wow!

aug 26, 2025, 8:15 am • 2 0 • view
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HAL-8647 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @nunciobitis.bsky.social

Even they refuse to go to the US anymore.

aug 26, 2025, 9:44 am • 2 0 • view
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Jill Marie @jillphys1905.bsky.social

They come through Texas in October.

aug 25, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view
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MMorden 🇨🇦 @mmorden.bsky.social

They are rare to see these days. I’ve seen a few in the past month though.

aug 25, 2025, 8:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Wellstella @wellstella1.bsky.social

Not rare this year... got tons in garden and area. Yay!

aug 26, 2025, 1:15 am • 1 1 • view
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Anne @eaaube.bsky.social

Gorgeous

aug 25, 2025, 4:34 pm • 4 0 • view
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terrier4me.bsky.social @terrier4me.bsky.social

This is the Oymel fir tree in central Mexico, where they winter. Google is my friend!

aug 25, 2025, 6:00 pm • 2 0 • view
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@I need coffee. @ineedcoffeeallday.bsky.social

Stunning sight.

aug 25, 2025, 7:04 pm • 2 0 • view
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JoanieP1 @nelagirl.bsky.social

WOW!

aug 25, 2025, 5:25 pm • 7 1 • view
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JCMG @jcmgstudio.bsky.social

Fantastic!

aug 25, 2025, 4:09 pm • 4 0 • view
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solardavegreen.bsky.social @solardavegreen.bsky.social

That looks beautiful. We appear to have killed our local colony. We've gone from tens of thousands to several hundred.

aug 25, 2025, 8:18 pm • 1 0 • view
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DinoMom🦖🌻 @dinomom77.bsky.social

🥰

aug 25, 2025, 5:23 pm • 3 0 • view
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MsGayle @msgayle510.bsky.social

OMG🥰

aug 26, 2025, 12:47 am • 1 0 • view
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susie1959.bsky.social @susie1959.bsky.social

Mother Nature at its best! 🇨🇦

aug 25, 2025, 8:31 pm • 1 0 • view
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Biu @dannycostello.bsky.social

The most spectacular thing is not that they gather on trees, but that they span several generations of butterflies, with each generation's offspring continuing the work!

aug 26, 2025, 3:13 am • 1 0 • view
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Jeannie @jeanniewarren1961.bsky.social

I remember when I was a kid in Santa Rosa CA in the late 1960s and the sky would be blanketed with Monarch butterflies. If I remember correctly the school I went to was Monarch Elementary.

aug 26, 2025, 3:09 am • 1 0 • view
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Laura @laurasanchez93.bsky.social

Beautiful photo!

aug 25, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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SongsForBeginners @songsforbeginners.bsky.social

Pelee.

aug 25, 2025, 5:04 pm • 8 1 • view
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Beverly @grammylovesyou.bsky.social

They used to cover the desert floor on their trip through Vegas. Not anymore.

aug 25, 2025, 6:14 pm • 2 0 • view
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Cruzerus @cruzerus.bsky.social

Beautiful. Hopefully Climate change doesn't kill them off

aug 25, 2025, 3:42 pm • 6 1 • view
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Drifter_VR @driftervr.bsky.social

Sadly they are on the verge of extinction

aug 25, 2025, 5:06 pm • 6 1 • view
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Phil @darkphil.bsky.social

Holy cow! Butterflies migrate that far? They seem so fragile I didn’t think they went far at all

aug 25, 2025, 7:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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Crazy Ol' Hippie 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇦 @hippiequaker.bsky.social

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Beautiful!

aug 25, 2025, 4:16 pm • 3 0 • view
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Donald Bonasia @donaldbonasia.bsky.social

Spectacular

aug 25, 2025, 4:36 pm • 10 1 • view
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Aquarian Grandma @starmom45.bsky.social

Beautiful photo! I live about an hour away from the wildlife refuge where the monarchs gather in the winter here in México. A lot of them stop in at my little patio garden on their way. 🌸🦋🌼

aug 25, 2025, 7:40 pm • 2 0 • view
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Rick @natureskid.bsky.social

Agreed…!

aug 26, 2025, 1:03 am • 2 0 • view
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Vive la Résistance! @indiscreetmuse.bsky.social

🧡

aug 25, 2025, 9:56 pm • 1 0 • view
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irishme.bsky.social @irishme.bsky.social

That would be a great puzzle.

aug 26, 2025, 1:40 am • 1 0 • view
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Lisa Bertini @lisaannflyme.bsky.social

So many. Gives me the creeps. But clearly gorgeous.

aug 25, 2025, 6:47 pm • 3 0 • view
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John P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺 @denewjohn.bsky.social

Did you mean Point Pelee? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_P...

aug 25, 2025, 5:05 pm • 17 2 • view
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John P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺 @denewjohn.bsky.social

As I recall, the southern most point in Canada

aug 26, 2025, 12:31 am • 3 0 • view
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Stella Blue🦋 @karlamf.bsky.social

Beautiful!

aug 25, 2025, 6:23 pm • 4 0 • view
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Mongo of Super Mega Fox @super-mega-fox.bsky.social

Having smelled the stench of Donald Trump from across the U.S. border, the Monarch Butterflies worked together to save the tree by lifting it and moving it further North.

aug 25, 2025, 7:48 pm • 1 0 • view
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ravenspoint.bsky.social @ravenspoint.bsky.social

Impressive image. Some quibbles: it is Point Pelee, there are no trees of this size in the park. The image might be from Mexico where the Monarchs winter, but more probably is a fake.

aug 25, 2025, 4:02 pm • 53 1 • view
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Mark O’Brien @mfofotos.bsky.social

Agree. Unfortunately, a lot of misinformation gets posted because people don’t know enough about a topic to recognize what’s correct. The monarchs are not known to do this in the north. Only in the wintering areas (Mexico).

aug 25, 2025, 5:01 pm • 39 1 • view
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melindamosheim @melindamosheim.bsky.social

aha! that is interesting point...

aug 25, 2025, 5:08 pm • 12 1 • view
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royalmilewulver.bsky.social @royalmilewulver.bsky.social

That's what I remember from a job decades ago. So many lies to be told in this day & age, it is sad. Lies before were hard enough, now with AI... The human capacity to lie is self destructive in the end. The natural world will forge forward with it's own truth With or without us

aug 25, 2025, 5:47 pm • 3 0 • view
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roko1718.bsky.social @roko1718.bsky.social

Thank you for clarifying.

aug 25, 2025, 6:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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Wellstella @wellstella1.bsky.social

I have seen trees in Lake Huron covered with monarch, hundreds at my cottage in Ontario.

aug 26, 2025, 1:18 am • 2 0 • view
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Ellen Hokanson @ellenhokanson.bsky.social

Thank you!

aug 25, 2025, 4:16 pm • 0 1 • view
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royalmilewulver.bsky.social @royalmilewulver.bsky.social

Only White Pines at Point Pelee, that isn't a white pine, I lived on Lake Erie, worked with butterflies. www.inaturalist.org/places/point... Looks like Oyamel fir of Mexico. Ontario has reported roostings, but not like this. maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=mon...

aug 25, 2025, 6:26 pm • 5 0 • view
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royalmilewulver.bsky.social @royalmilewulver.bsky.social

Western and Eastern Monarchs, different routes, roostings biologyinsights.com/what-is-a-mo...

aug 25, 2025, 6:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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royalmilewulver.bsky.social @royalmilewulver.bsky.social

Fascinating migrations (Facts matter in today's world of fakes and AI) Keep Truth alive dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pag...

aug 25, 2025, 6:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Truffula @truffula13.bsky.social

Does Maryland have any updates on Monarch butterfly status?

aug 26, 2025, 3:08 pm • 0 0 • view
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northern-sky.bsky.social @northern-sky.bsky.social

True, not Point Pelee.

aug 25, 2025, 10:52 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pissed off Nana @prissymarlin.bsky.social

I raise monarchs and I think they are one of the most beautiful creatures on earth!

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aug 25, 2025, 4:40 pm • 13 2 • view
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Drifter_VR @driftervr.bsky.social

God job. It's sad that they are on the verge of extinction

aug 25, 2025, 5:05 pm • 5 1 • view
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NinjaFrog @ninjafrog.bsky.social

Everything is on the verge of extinction, we just haven't noticed yet because we're all distracted.

aug 26, 2025, 4:06 am • 3 0 • view
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Drifter_VR @driftervr.bsky.social

Yep and humanity is stil growing.

aug 27, 2025, 9:00 pm • 2 0 • view
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Carrie @indie-blue.bsky.social

Great photo!! When we moved from England we lived in Windsor, Ontario and used to visit Point Pelee regularly and rented a little cottage for the summer there. I have the fondest memories which started 70 years ago! Beautiful place!

aug 25, 2025, 8:34 pm • 3 0 • view
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samlovesdogs.bsky.social @samlovesdogs.bsky.social

Beautiful! I was out riding my horse when I was younger and happened upon a million migrating monarchs (in PA). It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.💙💙💙

aug 25, 2025, 5:27 pm • 6 0 • view
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M J Murcott @m-j-murcott.bsky.social

The scales on a butterfly give the order their name lepidoptera which means scaly wings. The scales aid in flight, colouration, defence and even in warming the butterfly, with the surface of the scales being made from chitin. youtu.be/55kd9W3DMTo

aug 25, 2025, 5:23 pm • 5 1 • view
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clarityfirst.bsky.social @clarityfirst.bsky.social

Monarchs don’t just migrate, they inherit a map. Each generation somehow knows the same route, thousands of miles long. A living reminder that nature encodes memory better than any hard drive.

aug 25, 2025, 8:59 pm • 5 0 • view
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@aliasann @aliasann.bsky.social

Wow this is so cool! I never knew about this before!

aug 26, 2025, 2:38 am • 1 0 • view
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Jackie C. @ Jackiegardens@bsky.social @jackiegardens.bsky.social

Just breathtaking!

aug 26, 2025, 2:32 am • 2 0 • view
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princessnorthstar.bsky.social @princessnorthstar.bsky.social

It's Point Pelee National Park

aug 26, 2025, 1:21 am • 2 0 • view
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Nick L 🦋💙🦋💙😎 @nick-lav.bsky.social

👏🦋🇨🇦💪😎

aug 26, 2025, 5:06 am • 1 0 • view
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debedu.bsky.social @debedu.bsky.social

Beautiful

aug 25, 2025, 3:38 pm • 3 0 • view
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Melopausal @crankquarius.bsky.social

I’m just admiring - need more beauty ❤️

aug 25, 2025, 8:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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OXO @whatiknow.bsky.social

W o o o w, goes to... that's a long sentence without a breath, 🤪 and the beauty that are butterflies 🦋 Great pic.

aug 25, 2025, 9:15 pm • 2 0 • view
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Autumnal Equinox @willowwoodmanor.bsky.social

Wow!!!😳💚

aug 25, 2025, 4:36 pm • 5 0 • view
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belfastgirl1.bsky.social @belfastgirl1.bsky.social

This would be my idea of hell. I’m terrified of butterflies,moths and birds. Am sure there’s a name for this phobia,my family and friends name for it is “There she goes being a big cry baby” 😂😂😂

aug 25, 2025, 11:44 pm • 1 0 • view
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Amy D Mom Author @amyd-mom-author.bsky.social

Wow that’s absolutely breathtaking

aug 25, 2025, 5:58 pm • 2 0 • view
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birdsofafeather55.bsky.social @birdsofafeather55.bsky.social

Our first three Falls in our current home, 1987-1990, we were fortunate to experience the monarch’s flights to Mexico on neighbors maple hedges just outside our porch which were covered with ribbons of orange. Sadly, older caretaker of neighbor hacked those gorgeous maple hedges.

aug 25, 2025, 8:07 pm • 1 0 • view
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Linda Rawles @lindarawles.bsky.social

Plant for them; they are dying.

aug 25, 2025, 11:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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bcgreenwitch.bsky.social @bcgreenwitch.bsky.social

This looks like some old photos from Pacific Grove, California - they were not fake (at least didn't used to be!) - where the monarchs would gather on the trunks of the pines, juniper and eucalyptus trees.

aug 25, 2025, 7:45 pm • 1 0 • view
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Herald-Century22 @herald-century22.bsky.social

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aug 25, 2025, 7:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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mb5741.bsky.social @mb5741.bsky.social

So sweet! Thank you for posting

aug 25, 2025, 4:39 pm • 4 0 • view
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Cool. 🦋

aug 25, 2025, 4:59 pm • 4 0 • view
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tempus1.bsky.social @tempus1.bsky.social

So beautiful. Thank you.

aug 25, 2025, 6:17 pm • 3 0 • view
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MMartin @cornmax.bsky.social

Just astonishing 💕

aug 25, 2025, 3:43 pm • 7 1 • view
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tonalee.bsky.social @tonalee.bsky.social

Wow

aug 25, 2025, 6:04 pm • 3 0 • view
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dms555.bsky.social @dms555.bsky.social

Wow. What a sight. I'm in Ontario. I need to see that in person!

aug 26, 2025, 1:08 am • 1 0 • view
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EarnedMySpurs💙 @plannedtheride.bsky.social

This very same thing happened on a huge oak tree on my former property in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. I could not believe what I was seeing. It was covered in shimmering orange/gold as they prepared to overnight before heading to Mexico in the morning.

aug 25, 2025, 4:11 pm • 11 2 • view
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Karen Gregg @blueancestor.bsky.social @blueancestor.bsky.social

Have been there. One of my favorite memories.

aug 25, 2025, 7:41 pm • 1 0 • view
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gotchaimages.bsky.social @gotchaimages.bsky.social

Not AI

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aug 26, 2025, 3:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Fishingtripp @fishingtripp.bsky.social

We've missed the migration the past few years in northern SD, but get a straggler who comes through from time to time.

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aug 25, 2025, 4:36 pm • 9 2 • view
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Caroline V @carolinecaroline.bsky.social

Beautiful swallowtail!

aug 25, 2025, 6:31 pm • 7 2 • view
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R L B @rlb-21.bsky.social

Enjoy them while we can. They are rapidly becoming endangered, primarily due to climate change

aug 25, 2025, 11:37 pm • 1 0 • view
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treliem.bsky.social @treliem.bsky.social

Year of photo taken? Seems it has been a while since I heard of monarchs doing this.

aug 25, 2025, 3:42 pm • 12 1 • view
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400 Out The Door @400-otd.bsky.social

There is indeed still enormous amounts (albeit much less than previously) of monarchs gathering in the waning days of summer. Point Pelee is the last land mass on their journey across Lake Erie. Based on the foliage in this photo, it’s more likely to have been taken in a Mexican wintering locale.

aug 25, 2025, 4:37 pm • 11 1 • view
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Claude McDonald @claude-mcdonald.bsky.social

Unfortunately the Monarch Butterfly is in serious decline. www.kron4.com/news/califor...

aug 25, 2025, 7:38 pm • 1 0 • view
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surfrich3.bsky.social @surfrich3.bsky.social

#PlantMoreMilkweed Support the endangered monarchs. (No. Not the Hapsburgs)

aug 25, 2025, 5:00 pm • 10 1 • view
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lindalindberg28.bsky.social @lindalindberg28.bsky.social

So much beauty in Canada.

aug 25, 2025, 6:00 pm • 2 0 • view
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3jewels46.bsky.social @3jewels46.bsky.social

That is so cool!!! Thanks for sharing!

aug 25, 2025, 9:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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Vexed. @queenattolia13.bsky.social

Wonderful. The monarch sanctuary in Pacific Grove in Monterey CA probably the same density of butterflies, but they're dispersed through the trees so are harder to see. They show up in October.

aug 25, 2025, 6:10 pm • 2 0 • view
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Drspayne @naturalwanderer.bsky.social

Saw my first one yesterday

aug 25, 2025, 5:17 pm • 2 0 • view
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aug 25, 2025, 7:42 pm • 1 0 • view
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BearsGhost @bearsghost1889.bsky.social

❤️❤️❤️

aug 25, 2025, 6:12 pm • 2 0 • view
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Bob Longman 🇺🇦 🇨🇦🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇲🇽🇱🇹 @rlongman1.bsky.social

The only kind of monarch I can stand….

aug 25, 2025, 9:17 pm • 6 0 • view
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Thomaz @thomazdm.bsky.social

The inner walls of the tomb of ariel be like

aug 25, 2025, 10:59 pm • 1 0 • view
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mbg @mbgowdy.bsky.social

💚

aug 25, 2025, 10:30 pm • 1 0 • view
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TRSakib @leaf-and-life.bsky.social

Wow😮

aug 25, 2025, 6:09 pm • 2 0 • view
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Long-islander @long-islander.bsky.social

..BEAUTIFUL... Plant Milk Weed for the Monarch Butterflies..

aug 25, 2025, 10:57 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tam Ward @tamlwd.bsky.social

Would be incredible to see in person💕

aug 25, 2025, 11:50 pm • 2 0 • view
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jpsfo.bsky.social @jpsfo.bsky.social

😱 FANTASTIC!💖💖💖

aug 26, 2025, 12:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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They call me the space cowboy @juanfoxx.bsky.social

Amazing

aug 25, 2025, 4:41 pm • 3 0 • view
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Wings & Space Photography @wingsandspace.bsky.social

Beautiful and so peaceful 🥰

aug 25, 2025, 5:53 pm • 3 0 • view
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Writer65.com @writer65.bsky.social

They are back!!!

aug 25, 2025, 11:19 pm • 1 0 • view
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Koyoteelaughter @koyoteelaughter.bsky.social

1 butterfly = cute 10 butterflies = enchanting 100 butterflies = amazing 100+ butterflies = glitch in the matrix

aug 27, 2025, 4:50 am • 0 0 • view
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Sue @susanlynne.bsky.social

I’m sure I’m in the super minority but butterflies give me the creeps. I’ve been a good sport. My kids raised them. Been to so many butterfly houses but they really creep me out.

aug 26, 2025, 1:14 am • 1 0 • view
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Dystopian Diva @dystopiandiva.bsky.social

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

aug 25, 2025, 6:55 pm • 3 0 • view
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Marilyn Rude @marilynrude.bsky.social

Mexico.

aug 25, 2025, 5:04 pm • 1 0 • view