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    Where Are All The Monarch Butterflies This Year!

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    Where Are All The Monarch Butterflies This Year!
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    by Wendy Kreger-Hildebrand from Altona CA on 24 Oct 2014
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    In Manitoba this year I have noticed so few Monarch butterflies and have only been lucky enough to capture only 2 this year. Upon further exploration of this decline I discovered that this issue started years ago with urban sprawl, but were worsened two years ago during a major drought in the U.S. That caused flowers to empty of nectar, and milkweed plants to die off, leading to the death of thousand of the winged insects. This photo taken this year is of a Rare Monarch sharing a meal.

    • Camera: NIKON D3100
    • Focal: 240 mm
    • Shutter speed: 0.005 sec
    • Aperture: f/ 8
    • ISO: 100
    tagged: monarch butterflies manitoba

    3 comments


    Melinda Alex posted 2015-08-14 4:16am

    Your photography is outstanding dear must publish your work into world best photography website www.youpic.com and get more awards and honors

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    Wendy Kreger-Hildebrand posted 2014-10-29 12:30pm

    Yes! I heard that too. I used to have hundreds of them in my back yard and it was always a beautiful time of year to sit back and watch them. So sad.

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    Susan_C posted 2014-10-27 10:56am

    Hi Wendy, nice to have the information. I heard pesticide use was a problem too. A real shame what we do.

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