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  Monarch Butterfly
Rescue - 2008!

    For the past few years I have had a small area of my backyard set aside for a stand of Milkweed in hopes of Monarch Butterflies would use it for breeding.
This year I am almost overwhelmed!

Last year's Grand Total = 168

2008 Grand Total  =  452

Grand Total from 2006 is at least  =  620
 


This years was about getting the community more involved and that was a great success.
This year was about creating a better butterfly garden and again a great success.
Lots of great pictures, video and special features - so bug me to post more, show you can, I need to know.

Under Construction - very much so.
 


Persons of note who attended the Monarch release.
In 2008 more effort was given to getting the public to come out and help set the butterflies free
- to get everyone involved.


Frank de Jong the Leader of the Green Party of Ontario
Rides his bike out from Toronto - shows up on time - for a big release of Monarch Butterflies.
He also came out to visit the Cawthra Bush a few years before.

Richard Laushway the candidate for Green Party in Mississauga South
drops by for a Monarch release.

Sue Grexton a local photographer who usually does animals and landscapes drops by to lend a hand
recording this special event.


Stacy Anderson - brings camera and very happy children at this event.


Events & Projects;

This year was great success was the butterfly garden planting.
It was started last year but really took off this year thanks to donation from the community.
People asked last year if it was possible to keep the butteries in their backyard, it would appear logical that as they had provided Monarchs a place to breed or raised them, that the butterflies should show their appreciation by staying on the homeowners property.  Logical to them but not reasonable to the Monarchs'.
However, I discovered that with the right planting it was possible to achieve allot of that goal.
By planting Butterfly Bush right beside Milkweed you get the perfect combination of food source and breeding ground that will attract and keep Monarchs in the homeowners for a few months.  In fact my dear old dad sat outside many an afternoon facing the butterfly garden, watching the their aerial ballet.  What happens is a male Monarch butterfly will stake out the happy breeding ground and fly around most of the time to attract a mate and drive away other males.
It also draws other kinds of butterflies & humming birds.


How to make a Monarch Butterfly garden
&
get free
Butterfly Bush!

Thanks to Mississauga Community Support.


Visited the "migration funnel" - Point Pelee park, the most southern point of mainland Canada.
From which important data regarding migrating Monarch Butterflies was gathered and
published on this web-site for the first time.


VIDEO - NEW for 2008

(The YouTube site where all these & more video are posted.)

None posted for 2008 yet.


The MAIN INDEX page
for

Monarch Butterfly Rescue
in Mississauga
&
View pictures of other Years Successes.
Their discoveries - improvements - surprises
- the joy, smiles of the community and their children.


Other web-sites dealing with Monarch Butterflies.


 




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Did a release today & invited over lots of people, one of whom was Mark Knight, a photographic artist - As It happens Photography.
He sends us this big picture, it shows the textures of wings very well and I really hope a few more in the future.


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Early in the day found the largest free ranging caterpillar on my Milkweeds ever - a very lucky cat.


Hay, no peeking!

 
Monarch's in waiting.


Other winged visitors that day - Photos by Sue Grexton {others by her}.


Frank de Jong the Leader of the Green Party of Ontario,
rode his bike all the way from Toronto and got here on time!
He also came out to visit the Cawthra Bush a few years before.

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Ta Da the release- a few flew, most had to carried to near by Butterfly Bush flowers - they just love.
Fun for the whole family!
 

Ah, just got away - not to worry, another is waiting to be ferried to flowers.



Watching the screen lid for more Monarchs to hatch out or caterpillars to go to chrysalis.


Out front showing how to look for Monarch eggs in the potted Milkweed in ditch - Photo by Sue Grexton {others by her}.


Frank de Jong's Rogers - Cable 10 - interview.
It is very interesting that both Rogers and the Mississauga News covered the event but only Rogers made any mention of the leader of the Green Party being a part of the event!  Now why is that?  In fact the below picture is the "Missing News", photographer setting up a picture.  I think she noticed Frank was there, at some point.




Here are some of the Mississauga News pictures and captions from their Photo Gallery for Aug. 21, 2008 - Don Files.
The "Missing News" hides away stories on their Internet site - they don't all make the paper, paper going out to homes.

Caroline Lyczek helps release butterfles in Don Barber's backyard butterfly breeding ground Thursday.
Barber has released 300 butterflies so far this season and still has more caterpillars evolving.
Barber believes that raising butterflies is a hobby that allows the entire community enjoy the result. Photo by Nikki Wesley.



Don Barber released monarch butterfles in his backyard butterfly breeding ground Thursday afternoon.
Barber has released 300 butterflies so far this season and still has more caterpillars evolving.
Barber believes that raising butterflies is a hobby where the entire community can enjoy the result.  Photo by Nikki Wesley.



 Monarchs wait to be released in Don Barber's backyard butterfly breeding ground Thursday afternoon.
Barber has released 300 butterflies so far this season and still has more caterpillars evolving.
Barber believes that raising butterflies is a hobby that allows the entire community enjoy the result.  Photo by Nikki Wesley.



Caroline (left) and Natalie Lyczek help release butterfles in Don Barber's backyard butterfly breeding ground Thursday.
Barber has released 300 butterflies so far this season and still has more caterpillars evolving.
Barber believes that raising butterflies is a hobby that allows the entire community enjoy the result.  Photo by Nikki Wesley.

Caroline (right) and Natalie Lyczek help release butterfles in Don Barber's backyard butterfly breeding ground Thursday.
Barber has released 300 butterflies so far this season and still has more caterpillars evolving.
Barber believes that raising butterflies is a hobby that allows the entire community enjoy the result.  Photo by Nikki Wesley.

The above picture was staged by Nikki Wesley and I played no role in it & do NOT suggest people put wild caterpillars or butteries on their faces.
You never know when one will become enraged, claw or chew right through your eye and into your brain!!!!



And later watermelon was served.


or

This is an interesting caterpillar as it has very dark - broad - stripes.
Wonder if mean anything.  Normally they look like below.



Shot of aquarium lid I was using as my big one - clearly not big enough.  The chrysalis were too crowded.  Help from the community got the larger aquarium seem in this release. - Photo by Sue Grexton {others by her}.

Interesting angle.


Later that day found where a free range caterpillar had set-up its chrysalis on the curtains around the window where their aquarium sits.
Later found two more on the inside of the curtains - sneaky them cats.


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The pictures below are by Stacy Anderson - more of her pictures are here.

 
 
The smile truly tell the story.


Looking for eggs on the potted Milkweed in ditch.


Queen Annes lace, another flower butterflies like but love Butterfly Bush.

 
Starting to get crowded on the kid high flowers.

 
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Local Bag-piper.

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Richard Laushway the candidate for Green Party in Mississauga South
drops by for a Monarch release - only one for this day, which is late in the season.


Let the release begin.

 
The Monarch takes flight just out of the aquarium but only goes as far as the ditch.
Second effort to get it on flower unsuccessful as it wants to fly.



Hoping for a green election.
Usually we allow an NDP sign on our lawn as well but they couldn't be bothered to call and ask if they could.
Looks like our lawn is covered with apples but they are our special giant crabapples!


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Sept. 26, 2008

Visit to the "migration funnel" Point Pelee park, the most southern point of mainland Canada.
From which important data regarding migrating Monarch Butterflies was gathered and published on this web-site for the first time.
 






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