Date: 08/10/2016

Number: 3

This post is a follow up of the initial post regarding Monarch eggs/caterpillars captured in the wild between 7/13-7/15. Today, 8/10/2016, three monarch butterflies were released at the Hemlock Crossing Park in West Olive, Michigan. Two females and one male were released at ~11:30-Noon without complications. Temperature was mid 80 degrees, slight wind, bright and sunny skies. All three butterflies took approximately 2 hours before flying off on their own, all three flew into the surrounding trees to finish curing their wings and were left to fend for themselves.

West Olive, MI

Latitude: 42.9 Longitude: -86.2

Observed by: Benjamin
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