November
13, 2005
As thousands upon thousands
of butterflies reached the El Rosairo sanctuary last Saturday, November 4, Dr. Carlos
Galindo-Leal snapped the spectacular images below. Maybe
a butterfly you raised is pictured here. Or one that you saw flying overhead
during migration.
“Ontario! Ohio! Quebec! Minnesota! Maryland! Michigan!” we would hear, if each butterfly could name its home state or province as it completed the long migration.
- Click photos to see huge images!
- How Many Monarchs in a Single Photo? Let's Estimate!
| Photos courtesy of Carlos Galindo-Leal, World Wildlife Fund-México | ||
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A
Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
There is much to learn by looking closely at a single photo. What do you
notice? What do you wonder? Dr. Lincoln Brower has been studying monarchs
for over 50 years. Here’s what he saw, and what he wondered:
“You can see monarchs dotting the sky in lines. I have seen this before. I am convinced they follow each other during the fall migration. How they do this is a grand question.......”
