http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/monarchs-world-heritage-site/ Entomology. Gardening. Ranting. Nerdery. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:45:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/monarchs-world-heritage-site/#comment-18912 RBH Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:58:15 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=996#comment-18912 <i>Apropos</i> of this, the first Monarchs appeared yesterday in the big milkweed patch I keep for them up at the north end of the meadow. :) Apropos of this, the first Monarchs appeared yesterday in the big milkweed patch I keep for them up at the north end of the meadow.

]]> http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/monarchs-world-heritage-site/#comment-18902 Martin Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:27:07 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=996#comment-18902 Ook! The video to one of my favourite songs, "Saint Simon" by The Shins, was filmed in the reserve, and features many thousands of Monarchs. Unfortunately the Youtube link isn't the best quality, but you get the idea... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqYMRcnLU0o Ook! The video to one of my favourite songs, “Saint Simon” by The Shins, was filmed in the reserve, and features many thousands of Monarchs. Unfortunately the Youtube link isn’t the best quality, but you get the idea…

]]> http://membracid.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/monarchs-world-heritage-site/#comment-18901 Steven Miller Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:22:40 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/?p=996#comment-18901 Photographing those Monarchs was a joy but learning about them from our expert tour guide was even more memorable. These amazing creatures take three generations to make the flight from mountains of central Mexico to Canada and back. They pass the required navigation information to offspring en-route since these butterflies cannot survive a round trip flight. I invite travelers to Moralia Mexico, a beautiful and friendly, colonial city. Stay a few days and take the Monarch tour to nearly 10,000 feet in elevation and three hours away by tour van. Photographing those Monarchs was a joy but learning about them from our expert tour guide was even more memorable. These amazing creatures take three generations to make the flight from mountains of central Mexico to Canada and back. They pass the required navigation information to offspring en-route since these butterflies cannot survive a round trip flight. I invite travelers to Moralia Mexico, a beautiful and friendly, colonial city. Stay a few days and take the Monarch tour to nearly 10,000 feet in elevation and three hours away by tour van.

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