Posts Tagged: Tora Rocha

Make Way for the Monarchs

It's good to see so many scientists and citizen scientists taking an avid interest in monarchs. The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), probably...

A monarch butterfly on a butterfly bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly on a butterfly bush. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly finds just the right blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarch butterfly finds just the right blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At times, the monarch resembles a strained glass window. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

At times, the monarch resembles a strained glass window. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Monarchs 'n Milkweed

Monarchs and milkweed are in the news again. As well they should be. The declining monarch population, coupled with the decreasing scarcity of...

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A monarch butterfly nectaring on a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a milkweed, the host plant of the monarch. This photo was taken in the Melissa Garden, Healdsberg. http://www.themelissagarden.com/ (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a milkweed, the host plant of the monarch. This photo was taken in the Melissa Garden, Healdsberg. http://www.themelissagarden.com/ (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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