Amidst Negative Space, New Life Begins
Oct 8, 2022 05:38:31 #
A ritual of new life. A female Monarch laying eggs on a milkweed plant growing in a pot in my yard.
A few years ago I was collecting the caterpillars and growing them to release in an old bird cage, but lately I have just been letting Nature take its course.
Canon 80D, 100-400L mk2+1.4x III @ 560, 1/800 @ f/8.0, ISO-1250
3/31/22 at 11:58 AM on a cloudy-bright day. I was trying for one in flight but ended up with egg laying. I got 21 frames of the egg laying and picked this one.
A few years ago I was collecting the caterpillars and growing them to release in an old bird cage, but lately I have just been letting Nature take its course.
Canon 80D, 100-400L mk2+1.4x III @ 560, 1/800 @ f/8.0, ISO-1250
3/31/22 at 11:58 AM on a cloudy-bright day. I was trying for one in flight but ended up with egg laying. I got 21 frames of the egg laying and picked this one.
Oct 8, 2022 05:54:32 #
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Oct 8, 2022 07:16:52 #
robertjerl wrote:
A ritual of new life. A female Monarch laying egg... (show quote)
Good idea!!Mother Nature does a better job taking care of her own
Oct 8, 2022 12:47:17 #
Robert, I too have been letting nature take its course. I encopurage milkweed plants to grow wherever they sprout and they eventually provide seeds for the next random crop. The Monarchs find them wherever they grow. The only aid I give is sometimes moving caterpillars to fresh plant that has already been stripped bare.
Oct 8, 2022 13:53:18 #
Oct 8, 2022 16:56:57 #
adedeluca wrote:
It’s good leave it alone
Got it, besides my inner "Olympic class lazy" approves of letting nature take care of it.
Oct 8, 2022 16:57:09 #
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Oct 8, 2022 17:02:31 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Good idea!!Mother Nature does a better job taking care of her own
Good idea!!Mother Nature does a better job taking care of her own
I just found out that as of last year, California requires a license to grow caterpillars. I better check and see if my permits to breath and have birthdays are up-to-date. In the meantime, I hereby declare today is not my 77th Birthday, it is the 76th Anniversary of my 1st Birthday.
Oct 8, 2022 17:04:18 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Robert, I too have been letting nature take its course. I encopurage milkweed plants to grow wherever they sprout and they eventually provide seeds for the next random crop. The Monarchs find them wherever they grow. The only aid I give is sometimes moving caterpillars to fresh plant that has already been stripped bare.
California now requires a license to grow or even help the cats etc. of butterflies.
Oct 8, 2022 17:04:33 #
Oct 8, 2022 17:15:31 #
robertjerl wrote:
I just found out that as of last year, California requires a license to grow caterpillars. I better check and see if my permits to breath and have birthdays are up-to-date. In the meantime, I hereby declare today is not my 77th Birthday, it is the 76th Anniversary of my 1st Birthday.
I just found out that as of last year, California requires a license to grow caterpillars. I better check and see if my permits to breath and have birthdays are up-to-date. In the meantime, I hereby declare today is not my 77th Birthday, it is the 76th Anniversary of my 1st Birthday.
Happy Anniversary; my brother.😎👍
Oct 8, 2022 18:58:48 #
jrvinson45 wrote:
Happy Anniversary; my brother.😎👍
Thank You
Just got a notice I need an Anniversary Permit also and a permit to obtain permits.
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