Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Overwintering monarchs Clustering on Trees

Overwintering monarchs cluster on oyamel trees in a preserve outside of AngangueoMichoacan, Mexico; one tree is completely covered in butterflies.
roosting, overwintering butterflies in Pacific Grove, California

I've seen overwintering clustering

in Various places in California of the Monarchs.
It's pretty amazing to watch if you know which trees
that they tend to cluster on year after year. both these
photos should expand to be able to see better if you 
click on them.
Populations such as these recorded by Fred Urquhart for 1950–1958 varied "dramatically".[58]
Western monarch populations 1997–2013 from Xerces data
end partial quote from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly_migration

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