Out on my walk this morning and what a great morning to do so. I observed more than a couple dozen Monarch butterflies using the Katy Trail. They seem to enjoy the flowers near the southern end of the trail.
This is the beginning of a very long migration for the Monarch butterfly.Starting in the northern parts of the United States and some of Canada they will migrate to Central America to spend the winter. This Monarch is not the same butterfly that passed through Dallas in the spring although they are probably related. They generally live about two months. That means this is a 3rd or 4th generation Monarch flying through today.
They are protected in Texas as they are in most states. The Monarch is the State Insect for Texas as it is for several other states. At one time there was a move to make the Monarch the National Insect. They love flowers of course ,but, their favorite is milkweed. Besides being the favorite flower it also protects them from predators. Monarchs are foul tasting and poisonous so no eating the Monarchs.
Look for more Butterflies at Discovery Gardens in Fair Park.The Butterfly Garden will be open for the State Fair. You can also report sightings of Monarchs on the internet at www.learner.org/jnorth/ -
Also noticed that Harwood has a sign up now for coming soon Katy Trail Cafe.
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It's interesting that you are writing about the monarch butterflies. I was just looking at a monarch tagging program. I guess if you can catch them, you can tag them. Since we're north of you, those should be there in a few weeks. Now I definitely need to sign up for this. Look for the tags. ;-)
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