Snapped in my garden this afternoon.
Here’s a few other photos from my garden. The poor old Monarch is not looking good – I’m guessing it’s on its last days.
I have a long time friend in Papanui as it’s on her side of town who would love Kai Co…
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4 responses to “A very busy bee”
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Love the yellow flowers…Monarchs don’t last but a couple of days I think…
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We’ve got some swan plants in the garden, so attracting a few. I suspect they are laying their eggs (if that’s what they do!). So expect we will have some monarch caterpillars arriving soon.
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I love how you caught the bee in mid flight Michelle, very nice. I never realised that Monarch made it as far as NZ.
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Hi Paul, I think the Monarch made it as far south as Christchurch – but not much further. I grew up a lot further south and don’t remember them as a kid. But is seems that most Cantabrians have memories of swan plants at school.
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