Welcome Everyone!

The season is uponst me! My odd little hobby of raising Monarch Butterlies has now gone into high gear and upon persistent urging...I have finally begun to put down all of the excitement that will take place over the next 6 weeks or so.
Thank-you very much for reading this blog and perhaps you will find yourself wanting to help a critter on this planet that needs help.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Absolom Aug 11 2010

Absolom arrived today and I was able to catch the breaking our of the Chrysalis immediately as the butterfly opening the first seam.

The following shots are truly wonderful as they are the first that I have been able to catch this process.

The cracking open of the Chrysalis - 


Head and upper body come out -


Winds are starting to emerge -

The body is coming out  -





Wings and body are out - 

The whole baby butterfly is out of the chrysalis -



The butterfly is reaching to hold onto a safe area while the wings both fill out and dry out.   The butterfly is very vulnerable at this time as it is not able to fly.



Absolom on my hand -



These are incredible pictures that I was able to record of the baby butterfly emerging from it's chrysalis and I am so happy that I am able to share with you.

Thank-you for reading and there is more to come as there are still more butterflies to emerge - MNN
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