In over 20 years of tracking spring migration, we have never seen so many monarchs in Texas with such severely damaged wings. Presumably survivors of the March storm in Mexico, these tattered butterflies flew hundreds of miles to their breeding grounds. Thanks to the images people have contributed, we can document this amazing feat. |
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April 23, 2016 in Driftwood, Texas
Chuck Patterson
"Boy oh boy...this brave soldier has had an amazing journey this season. I saw him spending his final days in a thistle field nectaring on the hundreds of purple thistle blooming there. Simply incredible....what a trooper!!"
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April 19, 2016 in Glen Rose, Texas
Gregg Lee |
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April 15, 2016 in Cypress, Texas
Donna Del Rio |
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April 17, 2016 in Montgomery, Texas
Kathy Metzger |
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April 15, 2016 in Montgomery, Texas
Kathy Metzger |
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April 2, 2016 in Driftwood, Texas
Chuck Patterson |
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April 6, 2016 in Montgomery, Texas
Kathy Metzger |
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April 12, 2016 in Crosby, Texas
Julie Wiggins |
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