Date: 03/13/2000

Number: 1

Two beautiful Monarchs happened by the garden as I was planting vegetables. Others have passed by in the last week, but didn't stop, just moved on instead. The first female went straight to my winter tired milkweed and began laying. I watched her lay 10 eggs before another Monarch flew in. It was so thrilling to see them tap each other, and circle together into the treetops above trying to establish a territory. One returned for some more laying as the other circled out further in the yard lightly touching all the plants as if looking for milkweed. They are so attracted to the milkweed that they seem to come out of nowhere and fly straight to it. Welcome back guys!

Houston, TX

Latitude: 29.8 Longitude: -95.4

Observed by: Marsha
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