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Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Photo by KarenL
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This is the first monarch I've ever seen in our garden!

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KarenL
Sadly not - it saw me & took off so I only managed to get the one! I'm very excited though as I've never seen one before & I'd planted loads of Asclepias tuberosa in the hope of attracting them. Hopefully it will be back with a few of it's friends!

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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