We saw this monarch the other day while on a quick walk at work.
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But is it a male or a female? Let’s take a closer look and find out!
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It’s a male!
(And many thanks to Eliza, who sent me out looking for more information on monarchs, including how to tell this one is a male. )
Travels with Choppy 
That’s quite interesting.
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They are fascinating creatures.
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It’s nice to know! I learned how to tell the difference, last month. Nice that he opened his wings! Great you’ve seen a few Monarchs!
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I was so happy he did! I’m hoping to get some more afternoon walks in this coming week to see if I can find some more.
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Cool!
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🙂
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Fascinating !
How did Choppy react?
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She wasn’t actually on the walk where I saw this one. When she was younger, she would occasionally give a butterfly or moth a chase, but now she ignores them. Schooner, though, would definitely attempt to kill it!
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Our bookgroup has just read Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver which I found enthralling. The plot pivots on monarch butterflies.
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Oh, that sounds interesting!
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Gorgeous! And what fascinating info on how to tell its gender. I had no idea!
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Until recently, I had no idea either – I’ve been learning at least a little bit about them this summer. Hopefully, all that info will stay in my brain until next summer as well!
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Beautiful. Thanks for the information about gender identification. I learned something today! 🙂
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I am happy to pass it along – it’s all fairly new to me as well!
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful! Nature as its best.
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It truly is – and we are so lucky to be able to see it!
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Yay, one more en route to Mexico! Thanks for the mention and other links for more edification. 🙂
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I’m happy to give you the mention – I’d still be like, “oh, a pretty butterfly” without you.
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😉
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Awesome! Sadly we don’t get any monarchs in Europe (apart from the blue-blooded ones of course 😉).
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Ha! We don’t have very many of those (except when they’re on vacation).
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I think I prefer yours 😉
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Well spotted. 🙂
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🙂
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