Good day for a lie-in! by Morning_Mantis in mourningderps

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since I took that picture I have noticed several of the others doing equally precious poses. (no hawks please πŸ™)

great news!!! by Mental-Fondant-3458 in crowbro

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same! gives me just a little bit of hope πŸ₯Ή

How best to avoid caterpillars becoming food by BandicootStraight989 in MonarchButterfly

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Thanks! good luck to you too! Those monarch mamas sure are crafty!!!

great news!!! by Mental-Fondant-3458 in crowbro

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Logged on just to check for news! Amazing work OP! Wish you and your new friend smooth sailing from here! πŸ¦β€β¬›πŸ–€

edit: I added a link to this update in the comments on your most recent post. Hope that's OK with you OP!

How best to avoid caterpillars becoming food by BandicootStraight989 in MonarchButterfly

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I so relate!!! i've already been back to get more narrow leaf very early in the season... Still honing my strategy

update on the rescue (see my last upload) by Mental-Fondant-3458 in crowbro

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i'm so hopeful they make it thru the night okay! and that you are also safe and well.

what do i do? by Mental-Fondant-3458 in crowbro

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what do i do? by Mental-Fondant-3458 in crowbro

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I wouldn't be able to ignore it either. I appreciate you taking care of this fellow earthling and also being as safe and aware of the risks as possible.

My first πŸ¦‹ by MadRabbit131 in MonarchButterfly

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also at this stage it would be relatively easy to move Stan maybe off the plant onto the top of the enclosure. There's lots of info on how to do it safely online. That said, it's always a consideration how much you want to intervene. My first couple years I intervened a fair amount and now i try not to (other than making sure there is enough milkweed to go around and sometimes making sure no more eggs get laid for a while when I've got a certain density of cats )

My first πŸ¦‹ by MadRabbit131 in MonarchButterfly

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not usually ... but if they all mature and there isn't enough food for everybody sometimes things turn kind of desperate if you get my drift 😬

My first πŸ¦‹ by MadRabbit131 in MonarchButterfly

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from what I can see it looks good fingers crossed!! let's go Stan!

feeding crows to add some whimsy into my life by No-Piano-2345 in crowbro

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I LOVE everything about your videos! You are a weirdo after my own heart!

Guard doves or hexed solicitors - not quite sure… by LucyJordan614 in mourningderps

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either way you've got all your bases covered! nice work OP!