Date: 03/13/2012

Number: 1

(I added another photo, this time of the newly laid eggs -- the report is the same.)

Today I watched a beautiful faded monarch female laying eggs on the young native milkweed plants (Asclepius viridis) in our pastures. She was very intent to find the small plants, but easily disturbed by me -- she rested a couple of times in a nearby tree. I took some photographs of her and of the tiny eggs on some of the milkweed plants she visited. I watched her for about 25 minutes as she traversed a 2 acre area back and forth. It was around noon with overcast skies and about 80 degrees F. Simply wonderful to see her and her determination to find the perfect plants for her eggs. I saw her lay eggs on at least 10 different plants, usually 2 or more eggs on each plant.

Dobbin, TX

Latitude: 30.4 Longitude: -95.8

Observed by: Kathy
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