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Hopefully in the next few days I get to photograph all my monarch butterflies. They keep flying off before I capture them! 😂🧡 . . Thought I share this pic of me and my long time friend Sunny who’s been my support crew in Wanaka, Oamaru and Queenstown this season! Loved having you by my side - you must be sick of hearing my talks by now? 🤣💫🐛🦋 . #monarchbutterfly #butterflies #chrysalis #monarchbutterflies #savethemonarchs #monarch #monarchs #mariposa #besties #queenstown #remarkables #lepidoptero #nature #plants #garden #growmilkweed #milkweed #orange #beauty #insects #sowtheseeds #caterpillar #caterpillars #soulsister #kids #education #magic #wings #dressup The first generation of Monarch butterflies are flying around at the moment laying a bountiful of eggs on even my tiniest seedlings. It’s a lovely feeling to drive home and be greeted by many monarchs in my garden feasting, summer is truly here in Canterbury. 🌼🌻🌞🦋 Things you need to be keeping on top of in December. ✅ Swan Plants are covered if your plants are not big enough and you have enough eggs. ✅ Swan Plants are feed and watered regularly. ✅ Seedlings are repotted into larger pots. ✅ Check daily for eggs and aphids. ✅ Keep an eye out for paper wasps that prey on your caterpillars. ✅ Make sure you have plenty of beautiful bright flowers in your garden to attract the butterflies and bees, which are a great food source. ✅ Check under the leaves for hidden caterpillars and aphids. ✅ If you see sick caterpillars isolate immediately so other caterpillars don’t become sick. ✅ Continue to care for your swan plants that have already been eaten. These grow back within a month if you repot, feed with liquid seaweed and push some sheep pellets in the soil, which produces nitrates and enhances leaf growth. ✅ Enjoy your garden, by relaxing and watching the caterpillars and Monarchs doing their thing! All the above I have ticked off with help from my children this weekend. No sick caterpillars just a sick 4 year old instead 😫🤢 . #caterpillar #monarch #mariposa #hungrycaterpillar #MonarchButterfly #insect #insecta #lifecycle #butterfly #butterflies #nature #beauty #leaves #gardening #garden I have always loved Tin Man, so I contacted Tony Cribb a few years ago and wondered if Tin Man could feature next to some Monarch butterflies. We both got busy and I contacted Tony again this year and he produced this masterpiece below. These matted prints & box frames are now available to purchase on my website. A must for every Monarch Butterfly lover, plus great for those winter months when there are no Monarchs fluttering around.... you can stare at your framed box picture on your wall. Order now in my new online store to be delivered in time for Christmas. Purchase via link in my bio @butterflymusketeers 🦋🤩 . . #art #newzealand #nzart #tinman #flutterfest #monarch #monarcas #monarchbutterfly #insects #frame #gift #christmas