http://www.backyardmama.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly/ Field Notes from the Backyard (R)evolution Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:07:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.backyardmama.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-7 The Chrysalis (Pupa) « Green Earth Blue Sky Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:26:55 +0000 http://shannonbaer.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly#comment-7 [...] collected caterpillars which have all become chrysalis’ and so we wait as they transform into butterflies. The [...] [...] collected caterpillars which have all become chrysalis’ and so we wait as they transform into butterflies. The [...]

]]> http://www.backyardmama.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Shannon Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:28:59 +0000 http://shannonbaer.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly#comment-6 We have a few nature preserves near our house where the milkweed is abundant... then also just along our road I have found many patches and in our yard. I hope to have milkweed growing all over my backyard next year!! We have a few nature preserves near our house where the milkweed is abundant… then also just along our road I have found many patches and in our yard. I hope to have milkweed growing all over my backyard next year!!

]]> http://www.backyardmama.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Liane Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:20:38 +0000 http://shannonbaer.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/fly-like-a-butterfly#comment-5 It is sad to see so many of the milkweed fields in New England disappearing. The butterflies lay their eggs on the milkweed, and then the caterpillars feast before metamorphism. Unfortunately, milkweed is common to undisturbed fields and meadows, which are vanishing with development. We used to help my mom search for the caterpillars each fall so she could bring them to her classroom. Over the years we have had to travel farther and farther away to find them. Love the monarchs - save their milkweed! It is sad to see so many of the milkweed fields in New England disappearing. The butterflies lay their eggs on the milkweed, and then the caterpillars feast before metamorphism. Unfortunately, milkweed is common to undisturbed fields and meadows, which are vanishing with development. We used to help my mom search for the caterpillars each fall so she could bring them to her classroom. Over the years we have had to travel farther and farther away to find them. Love the monarchs – save their milkweed!

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