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The Butterfly Boy: a Fairytale.
A fairytale about the feeling of waiting on the edge of massive existential societal tragedies you are powerless to prevent, the way that we scapegoat the victims of broader societal failures as if they were the Cause, and the way that we treat children who will never grow into a "conventional" adulthood.
Thank you to everyone who followed along as I was sharing the pages for these past couple months! <3 :_:
Source:
The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.
-via World Wildlife Fund, March 6, 2025
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This guy eclosed today. I released him as well. Tomorrow, we are expecting rain, so I wanted to make sure he had time to get somewhere safe.
One more chrysalis to go now!
Totals:
Male - 13
Female - 19
Failed - 2
I released this monarch yesterday. I was worried for her because her chrysalis had been indented by a caterpillar while it was drying. I was worried how that would affect her development and if she would survive to make it out of the chrysalis.
As you can see, her right wing is underdeveloped. It's a bit see-through and smaller than her left wing. She was able to fly, but I was also able to catch her again and brought her to the butterfly bush, and she had a little drink.
The damage done to her chrysalis was not her fault, and im glad she was able to make it out. I dont know if she will be robust enough to make it all the way south, but now she has a chance.
Only released 5, but thought you might enjoy all the fails.
Updates on the Release count:
Male - 12
Female - 19
Failed - 2
Most years the numbers are more even. Not sure why the number of males is lower this year. Only two more chrysalis to go and everyone will be on their way south!
So sometimes this is what its like trying to get photos of the butterflies when I release them. Yesterday, it was very much this for each release. I released 4.
Of those, the updated breakdown was:
Male - 10
Female - 16
Failed - 2
I released 4 more butterflies this morning. I drove them out to the farm to release them, so I dont have any photos. I saved 12 eggs from the raspberry patch because I knew they would be pulling the milkweed. My aim will be to release 12 there. They have a beautiful garden full of flowers.
Before I left a monarch eclosed, however, I returned several hours later and it had not managed to fully unfold its wings. The second this season that I had to put down.
When I came back in I was treated to a new monarch! There are now 3 in the enclosure.
The released breakdown is:
Male - 8
Female - 15
Failed - 2
The other, shorter, slow motion release.
Most didn't stick around for a photo. They flew off right away, ready to get on their way.
One climbed up my hand, then up my arm, and sat on my shoulder for a few minutes until it flew directly into the side of the house and tumbled onto the deck. Lol
Don't worry, I helped it up, and it flew off.
The break out from yesterday's eclosing spree was 8 females and 4 males. This brings the running total to:
Male - 8
Female - 11
Just a little slow motion release video
Had 12 eclose throughout the day. Because its been so cold they have been eclosing in the afternoon. They will all get released tomorrow, but it looks like 3 or 4 will eclose tomorrow, too.
I split them through the different enclosures so they won't bump into each other while they continue to dry their wings. I'll get an actual count of male/female split tomorrow.
Three Monarchs released this morning. They eclosed yesterday. Two boys and a girl.
Totals:
Male: 4
Female: 3
Some up close photos and the lady that didnt want to leave lol
Male - 2
Female - 2
I've been terrible with my updates, but we have 35 chrysalis and the last two cats setting themselves up to turn.
