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| Monarch Butterfly, Binghamton, New York, September 2018 |
But I was eating my lunch yesterday, outside in downtown Binghamton, New York, when I saw a bird fly by. It was windy and cool.
Right behind it, an orange and black butterfly sped by, and I do mean "sped by" heading west.
A few minutes later, a similar butterfly flew past. Same flight path.
Shortly thereafter, two more.
And, later on, another one. Like it was flying on a road.
The monarchs are migrating. I've seen fewer this year than last. But they are there. Not the clouds of butterflies some see, but still thrilling.
Once again, I look at that little scrap of energetic beauty and wonder: how do they know where to go? And when?
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Beautiful. I've seen no monarchs this year, but it's still early, I think.
ReplyDeleteI know, Alana! One would wonder how they know its time to go. I think that about the birds that fly in a flock! How do they know its time? Wonder, if we'll ever know how their minds work and if they too, like us, wonder why we are so baffled by them.
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Wishing you a lovely week ahead.
Cheers,
Esha
Maybe they sensed danger coming?
ReplyDeleteI "get" how birds migrate...but butterflies always
ReplyDeleteseemed too fragile...
I've seen fewer in my garden this year, but each one is like a miracle.
ReplyDeleteThey (and any migrating species) amaze me! How do they do that?
ReplyDeleteI get lost in our local parking lot. True story.
So many questions are there where butterflies are concerned... How do they know as caterpillers to even go into cocoon mode? Are they aware that they will come out as butterflies? If not, what are thinking when they do this.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds a little like the butterfly migration we experienced in the spring. Very cool to see.
ReplyDeleteIt is always a special treat to see a Monarch butterfly and seeing many migrating is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Heartwarming to hear they are migrating. Butterflies teach us so much. I spent a few heart warming days in the forests studying them recently.
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