Mexico Bound!

Upon driving up our driveway the past days,

I 've been welcomed home by droves of migrating monarchs,

peacefully flitting about.

 

I couldn't resist...

I had to get the camera out

and

 shoot a few pics.

The late afternoon sun

made for some beautiful

background bokeh effects.

 

Monarchs catching a little rest

 and

working the leaves of our fruit bearing trees...

crab apples, service berry and apricot.

 

Trees that all bloomed too early

 and

 got nipped by frost,

therefore,

little to no fruit

 was bared. 

 

 However,

 these are still the trees

 in our yard

 that the migrating monarchs

 choose to congregate in.

(crab apple tree)

 

Did you know...

Each season there are 4 to 5 new generations of monarchs,

 but just one generation migrates,

 the last generation of the year. 

 

These monarchs that are seen hanging in our fruit trees

 will not completely mature

 until they reach their Mexico destination. 

(apricot tree)

 

Once they arrive in Mexico,

 the long and warm days

 will trigger the reproduction organs

 to mature

 and they will begin to reproduce.

Migration of the monarch has always amazed me. 

 Having never made the migratory trip before,

 the offspring

will travel the same route

 as their past generations did...

no GPS or Google Earth needed!

 

Have a good weekend everyone,
Brenda