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ALT A group of monarchs resting on a pine tree branch.
ALT A group of monarchs resting on a tree branch.
ALT A monarch butterfly nectaring from goldenrod flowers.
ALT A screenshot from the Project Monarch App showing the location of the butterflies, including those that have entered Texas.
ALT A group of monarchs in a cedar tree.
ALT A small cluster of monarchs on a maple tree branch.
ALT Monarchs resting on tree leaves.
ALT Monarchs clustering on a tree branch in the evening sun.
ALT Two monarch butterflies with BlūMorpho tags resting on yellow goldenrod flowers.
ALT A screenshot of the Project Monarch app showing the location of our tagged butterflies.
ALT A screenshot of the Project Monarch app showing the flight path of one butterfly that was tagged in Canada, flew north of Michigan, through Wisconsin, into Iowa, passed just north of Ames, and is now in the Northwest corner of the state.
ALT A selfie of Adam hiking in the mountains.
ALT A regal fritillary nectaring from a purple thistle flower.
ALT A native violet flower.
ALT A monarch nectaring from a swamp milkweed flower.
ALT Monarch butterflies nectaring from yellow goldenrod flowers.
ALT Goldenrod flowers in bloom.
ALT Monarchs resting on birch tree leaves.
ALT Monarchs roosting on the branches of a spruce tree.
ALT Monarchs resting on maple tree leaves. One has its wings spread.
ALT Monarchs roosting in an apple tree.
ALT The Bumann prairie in bloom with white rattlesnake master flowers and yellow coneflowers.
ALT A bumble bee nectaring from a purple wild bergamot flower.
ALT A monarch nectaring from a yellow compass plant flower.
ALT A silver spotted skipper nectaring from a purple prairie blazing star flower.
ALT A cluster of monarchs sitting in the shade of a tree branch.
ALT Two clusters of monarchs sitting on maple leaves.
ALT Three monarchs sitting on pine branches.
ALT A small group of monarchs on maple tree leaves.
ALT A selfie of Sonja in the field.
ALT These are some beautiful granite outcrops located within Minnesota's Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. Many of my sites are on the Refuge, and we get some lovely views of the unique rocky landscape around here.
ALT Me hiking out to one of our further sites; we got to go through this beautiful field of Bergamot (aka Beebalm or Monarda fistulosa). Photo taken by Dharma Fribley.
ALT A Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya) along with some Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) and some native Bromus grass. This was taken in a reconstruction site near Union Slough NWR.
ALT A monarch butterfly with a BlūMorpho tag nectaring from white Boneset flowers.
ALT A screenshot from the Project Monarch App showing the locations of our tagged butterflies.
ALT A screenshot from the Project Monarch app showing the path of a single tagged butterfly nearing the Missouri border.
ALT Students and a teacher planting plants in a raised bed garden.
ALT A monarch butterfly flying towards purple flowers.
ALT A monarch nectaring from a white boneset flower.
ALT A boneset flower in bloom.
ALT A small group of monarchs resting on maple leaves.
ALT A group of monarchs sitting on large, round leaves.
ALT A group of monarchs flying in the sky between two trees.
ALT A monarch butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.
ALT A monarch butterfly being held in a person's hand.
ALT A monarch butterfly hanging from the top of a mesh cage with another chrysalis in the foreground.
ALT A selfie of Rory standing in a prairie strip next to a crop field.
ALT A group of researchers walking through a field of blooming blue flowers.
ALT A group of hoverflies resting on Rory's hand.
ALT Small white butterflies with black spots and orange markings nectaring from butterfly milkweed flowers.