Surprise in the Garden

@CarolDM (203452)

Nashville, Tennessee

October 9, 2019 10:36am CST

Walking around in Dustin's garden this morning and a surprise visitor appeared. There are still blooms on the butterfly bush and the butterflies are still around. The temperatures were 53 this morning. I thought all of the butterflies were gone. Surprise! I was honored with a Monarch butterfly. So excited to see this beauty. I spent about 15 minutes snapping photos and a video of this one. I just read some special information about the October Monarchs. I attached a link if you are interested. Hard to decide which photo to share. I had so many to choose from. Seen anything exciting lately in your world?

Monarch Butterfly Site: Life Cycle, Migration, Pictures, News, More!

www.monarch-butterfly.com

Your BEST Monarch Butterfly information resource. Pictures, migration, life cycle, conservation, and links to more Monarch Butterfly websites.

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@DianneN (246906)

• United States

9 Oct 19

Gorgeous shot! I have a feeling that Dustin came for a surprise visit. I’m fasting for our holiday and resting on myLot.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thank you and you are the first to say his name.

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@ptrikha_2 (45501)

• India

10 Oct 19

@DianneN Fasting for Holiday? Was it for some festival?

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@DianneN (246906)

• United States

9 Oct 19

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@dya80dya (33550)

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10 Oct 19

Your photo is amazing. Nothing exciting for me today.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Oct 19

Thank you!

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@marlina (154166)

• Canada

9 Oct 19

Beautiful!

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thanks

@nela13 (55700)

• Portugal

10 Oct 19

Great shot, That butterfly is beautiful.

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@nela13 (55700)

• Portugal

11 Oct 19

@CarolDM your son sent it to make you smile.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Oct 19

@nela13 Thank you, I believe he did.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Oct 19

Thanks, it was a definite surprise and made my day.

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@LindaOHio (156271)

• United States

9 Oct 19

Another calendar-perfect shot! I'm glad you are still getting visitors!

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thank you, I was so excited. And to learn about these fall monarchs will migrate and live for months. Who knew! I should have known.

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@Starkinds (32703)

• India

9 Oct 19

This is something amazing I like it

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thank you

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@rebelann (111194)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Oct 19

Beautiful shot. I saw manarchs back in 1998 when I had a lot of columbine flowers because it was a wet year.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thanks, I was surprised and excited.

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@wolfgirl569 (95261)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Oct 19

Great shot. All I have seen the last couple of weeks are moths.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

I was caught off guard with this one today.

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

9 Oct 19

great pic! wonderful ya were able to get so many pics 'n a video, too :) i've seen a few 'round here, but the sun's been too bright'n the pics've turned out quite awful, lol. i think i got a video 'f a lil bird i aint sure 'f the species takin' a bath'n the waterfall. i don't reckon i'd paid much mind to 'em havin' 4 generations a year? interestin' the earlier'uns perish so quickly, whilst the last bunch 'f many months. so, thanks fer that link!

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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)

• United States

9 Oct 19

'tis easy to do when one's our obsession, eh? i've still not downloaded such off the camera. purty certain 'tis most likely wobbly. the front comin' 'tis kickin' my backside.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

I took about 100! Was out there for awhile earlier. How cool to get a bird video. I had no idea about 4 generations. Interesting.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

@crazyhorseladycx Yes! Thankfully I can delete some of them.

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@Marilynda1225 (79769)

• United States

9 Oct 19

That really is a nice surprise to have greeted you this morning

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Yes it made my day for sure.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Oct 19

Beautiful shot of the butterfly. I too thought they were gone for the winter.

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@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

11 Oct 19

@CarolDM I haven't seen a one around here in the last couple of weeks.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

11 Oct 19

@HazySue They have mostly gone for the season.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thanks, I am surprised to read about the fall butterflies.

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

9 Oct 19

Just the local coyote couple.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

The coyotes seem to have left since all the house came in.

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@thelme55 (76476)

• Germany

9 Oct 19

I love butterflies. This post reminded me of stalking butterflies in my tropical garden at home in the Philippines.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

I love these monarchs.

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@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

9 Oct 19

Beautiful pictures. What a treat to see one.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thanks and I felt honored.

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@snowy22315 (170019)

• United States

9 Oct 19

You got a great shot! I haven't seen any butterflies around lately.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

I took so many, I was out there eat least 15 minutes.

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@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

9 Oct 19

It's an absolutely stunning photo!! =)

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Thank you so much. I am so excited. And just learned a lot about the October Monarchs in this link. They will migrate south.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

9 Oct 19

Good afternoon.CarolDM the photo is great there

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Afternoon, I was honored to see this Monarch.

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Oct 19

Hey! I kid you not.... I had one just like this one on the confederate roses this morning.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

Oh wow, did you know the October monarchs migrate and will live for months? So cool.

@Janet357 (75656)

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9 Oct 19

yes a very colorful bird but i forgot its name.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Oct 19

I wrote about it, a monarch Butterfly.

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@Nakitakona (56302)

• Philippines

10 Oct 19

I love butterflies. I find it interesting to monitor their stages of transforming into a butterfly. That's what I was doing when I was a kid. My neighbor had a tree where butterflies' eggs are abundant on their leaves.