Tagged Monarch: I was in Canada last September visiting with my sister. Toronto has a lot of parks for the locals and tourists to visit and relax. There were a lot of Monarch...

rcarol

I was in Canada last September visiting with my sister. Toronto has a lot of parks for the locals and tourists to visit and relax. There were a lot of Monarch butterflies at this particular park. Having been to other Monarch sanctuaries in the past, I knew that the folks that track the movement of Monarch do this by tagging them. However, I never imaged that I would be lucky enough to actually photograph a Monarch that had been tagged. Enjoy.

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issa2006.

Beautiful photo. How fortunate to catch the tag.

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

rcarol wrote:

I was in Canada last September visiting with my sister. Toronto has a lot of parks for the locals and tourists to visit and relax. There were a lot of Monarch butterflies at this particular park. Having been to other Monarch sanctuaries in the past, I knew that the folks that track the movement of Monarch do this by tagging them. However, I never imaged that I would be lucky enough to actually photograph a Monarch that had been tagged. Enjoy.

Great shot. This past October, I was out and about and shot an image of a Monarch. Didn’t bother to look at the image for a few weeks and SURPRISE, it was tagged. I had absolutely no idea Monarchs were tagged. Now, I have to go find that sucker!

rcarol

MadMikeOne wrote:

Great shot. This past October, I was out and about and shot an image of a Monarch. Didn’t bother to look at the image for a few weeks and SURPRISE, it was tagged. I had absolutely no idea Monarchs were tagged. Now, I have to go find that sucker!

The whole idea of tagging is that when people like you and me find these tagged creatures we're supposed to notify the trackers and let them know where we saw the butterfly. I did not do this as I should have.

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

rcarol wrote:

The whole idea of tagging is that when people like you and me find these tagged creatures we're supposed to notify the trackers and let them know where we saw the butterfly. I did not do this as I should have.

I didn’t do it either. It just never ocurred to me which is just plain DUMB because I do it with eagles and some other birds. Duh! Next time, I’ll know.

Barn Owl

MadMikeOne, If you took the photo with a quality lens and in RAW, you should be able to enlarge the photo and view the data on the tag. If so, if you contact Monarch Watch at Kansas University, and report the information they will supply you with more details about where the Monarch was tagged. Be certain and mention the date and location where you took the photo.

rcarol

Barn Owl wrote:

MadMikeOne, If you took the photo with a quality lens and in RAW, you should be able to enlarge the photo and view the data on the tag. If so, if you contact Monarch Watch at Kansas University, and report the information they will supply you with more details about where the Monarch was tagged. Be certain and mention the date and location where you took the photo.

If you enlarge the downloaded file you will see the information that you refer to is clearly visible.

Bill_de Loc: US

MadMikeOne wrote:

Now, I have to go find that sucker!

Good Luck with that.

The monarch butterflies will spend their winter hibernation in Mexico and some parts of Southern California where it is warm all year long. If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees.

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/monarch-migration.html

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rcarol

Bill_de wrote:

Good Luck with that.

The monarch butterflies will spend their winter hibernation in Mexico and some parts of Southern California where it is warm all year long. If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees.

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/monarch-migration.html

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In southern California they seem to prefer the eucalyptus trees.

MadMikeOne Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City

Bill_de wrote:

Good Luck with that.

The monarch butterflies will spend their winter hibernation in Mexico and some parts of Southern California where it is warm all year long. If the monarch lives in the Eastern states, usually east of the Rocky Mountains, it will migrate to Mexico and hibernate in oyamel fir trees.

https://www.monarch-butterfly.com/monarch-migration.html

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Bill, I meant the image, not the Monarch. But your “Good luck with that” holds true for finding the image. It’s likely that I actually deleted it because the wind was blowing and the wings looked a little blurry when I viewed it.

Thanks for the info and if I do locate the image, I’ll have the info needed to report. It’s a bit ironic that I shot it at Cape May Point State Park at the tail end of the Monarch migration this year. It was the end of a very tiring day, and my friend and I were coming up off “Bunker Beach” toward the Hawk Watch platform and were packing it in. It was in those last few minutes that we spotted a couple of monarchs in some bushes. They flew off pretty quickly. We probably spooked them because we didn’t see them until we were right on them.

rcarol

rcarol wrote:

If you enlarge the downloaded file you will see the information that you refer to is clearly visible.

I apologize. I thought this was directed to me.

phv Loc: Goleta, California

Very cool shot!

rcarol

phv wrote:

Very cool shot!

Thanks

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Beautiful and double -click and it can be easily read!

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

rcarol wrote:

The whole idea of tagging is .... to notify the trackers and let them know where we saw the butterfly. I did not do this as I should have.

Great shot of a unique opportunity.
You can still do that. Just call in and let them know when and where you saw it. Ask if they want a copy of the photo.
Thanks for your help.