#LifeIsMonarchButterfliesChallenge
Day 10 (last day)

A monarch dines on Tithonia as a rival species (Queen butterfly) buzzes the monarch. Both of these lay eggs on milkweeds, and they're also in competition with two kinds of moth which do the same: the Milkweed Tussock and the Unexpected Cycnia.

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Day 9
Bee takes exception to a monarch dominating his prize.

Okay, a coupla things...
There's been, on the one hand, interest on here for my #LifeIsMonarchButterfliesChallenge postings.

On the other hand, there's been interest in getting the #GooglePlusRefugees back together on here.

On the one leg, I used to post #BackyardZoo on Google Plus...therefore....

....looks like I'm about to resurrect my G+ Backyard Zoo gallery for on here.

#nature #myphoto #mywork

#LifeIsMonarchButterfliesChallenge Day 8
Reared, tagged, and released.

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Day 7
Getting a new monarch generation started

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It doesn't always happen this way but over 90% of the time it does--an egg hatches and the first meal the monarch hatchling has is his egg shell.

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Day 5

A reared monarch caterpillar crossed the finish line, getting ready for adulthood.

#LifeIsMonarchButterfliesChallenge Day 4
I call this monarch a member of the Whitedot Tribe because all tribe members has an extra white dot all by itself in a particular cell of its forewings.

This one, posted just in time for Valentine's Day, sports that special white dot but it's in the shape of a heart.

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Day 3

Late summer delights: nectar and eggs.

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Day Two:
This little lady was on her way southward in August at a leisurely pace.

Looks like there's a "challenge" drive on Facebook that desires to produce image content on that platform, and it's the #LifeIsMonarchButterfliesChallenge where you're expected to post one photo of your own #MonarchButterfly sighting per day for 10 days.

Not gonna do it on Facebook but I'll happily do that on Mastodon.

DAY ONE:
A caterpillar found with what looked like wound markings comes to adulthood in perfect shape