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liberalmuse

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7. Heaven on earth for a brief time.

Reply to lark (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 10, 2021, 10:33 AM

Mar 2021

I miss seeing the Monarch butterfly’s like I did as a kid. They aren’t as common anymore in the places I’ve lived out West. What a breathtaking experience that must have been for you. I almost cried watching the clip OP linked to. I can’t imagine how it would feel being in the midst of that.

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Drone Disguised as Hummingbird Captures Incredible Footage of Monarch Butterfly Swarm [View all] Silver1 Mar 2021 OP

Incredible is right. Thanks. NT enough Mar 2021 #1

Absolutely stunning, I was so lucky to be in the middle of their migration in the early 80's. lark Mar 2021 #2

That sounds just incredible. Silver1 Mar 2021 #4

I just wish cell phones had been around then so I could have recorded it. lark Mar 2021 #5

Heaven on earth for a brief time. liberalmuse Mar 2021 #7

It was absolutely transcendent. lark Mar 2021 #10

Thank you for sharing. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #3

I have seen this. In a secluded area along a stream a few AndyS Mar 2021 #6

There is a place I hike that some years has hundreds of Monarchs, but nothing like that. Hoyt Mar 2021 #8

For anyone who can do it ... Silver1 Mar 2021 #9