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    This afternoon I noticed some butterflies feeding on a patch of Florida Plusey in one of my fields. I’m not talking 1 or 2...I’m talking 20+. So i went over to confirm my suspicion...and sure enough it was a bunch of Monarch butterflies. First time I have seen them on my property or really anywhere in quite a while. I was able to get close enough for a few pics. As I was walking back to the golf cart I looked up and saw tons of them flying as high as I could see. Did I witness part of their migration?

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    I'm sure of it. My wife's grandmother was an incredible lady. She and my wife's grandfather met when they were in the Marine Corps in the 40's. Her passion was Monarch butterflies. She kept a patch of milkweed (their preferred food) and would capture a few of the caterpillars and raise them in individual Mason jars with mesh over the openings and then release them at maturity - always making a spectacle of it for my wife the other grandchildren. I remember going to their house and there being Mason jars lining the window sills in their kitchen, each of them with a chrysalis inside.
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    " confirm my suspension " What did you do to get suspended ?

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    They got s long journey ahead!
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    Probably...anyone who believes in evolution needs to read this...

    https://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/Mon...ionFall17.html

    Every each spring and summer many generations of Monarch butterflies that have about a 4 to 6 week life span with each generation moving further northward. Then, at the northern peak, the monarchs hatch a "super generation" of ultra-sturdy and long-lived Monarchs that will migrate south and overwinter to begin the process again next spring. It's incredible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MtnMan View Post
    " confirm my suspension " What did you do to get suspended ?
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    I did some reading on them this morning and saw where their population is down 80% from that of the mid-1990's. This due to loss of Milkweed food supply and loss of habitat both in the US and primarily in their wintering grounds in Mexico.

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    I watched one fly across Lake Murray this morning. Amazing that folks don't believe in God and that He created what we enjoy in the outdoors.
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    We were on Edisto last year in late October and witnessed this. Countless monarchs.
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    Amazing

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    I've noticed a bunch around my place the last 3 or 4 days
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    Saw some today as well. Berkeley and Clarendon counties.
    Be proactive about improving public waterfowl habitat in South Carolina. It's not going to happen by itself, and our help is needed. We have the potential to winter thousands of waterfowl on public grounds if we fight for it.

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    Their caterpillar feed exclusively on milkweed, hence the milkweed butterfly. They overwinter in one area of Mexico. Neat deal. Do an image search on Monarch wintering grounds. There's more butterflies there than you can imagine.



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    Jon the field behind the house has been full of them the past week. The grandboy and I take a golf cart ride every morning about 10 and go look at the butterfly's and check for deer tracks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mergie Master View Post
    Their caterpillar feed exclusively on milkweed, hence the milkweed butterfly. They overwinter in one area of Mexico. Neat deal. Do an image search on Monarch wintering grounds. There's more butterflies there than you can imagine.

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    That was Oct 2nd

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    Sunday we noticed them in one of our fields at the club and it was like you said a lot

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    Used to see large flocks of them years ago come fall when it was migratin time. Not anymore I don't think they are doing too well .
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    Saw a bunch the other morning.
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