Sunday, January 20, 2019

Magnificent Monarchs


In a garden full of wings...
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Chloe: Look. A monarch. Just hatched.
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Kate: Nice looking. Not flying yet?
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Chloe: They rest. It takes at least a couple of hours for their wings to dry and become strong enough to fly. Strong veins.
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Voice-over
Growing swan plant in the garden will attract female butterflies which carry about a hundred eggs. When they’ve laid all their eggs they die. Caterpillar eats for ten days, then sleeps in its chrysalis for a couple of weeks. Not native to New Zealand but a dash of complementary color to the green of a garden. Attractive, only eat swan plant, no threat to native flora. An ideal migrant really.


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