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CYNTHIA BAUDENDISTEL AND DAVE WITHERBEE BYBY CYNTHIA BAUDENDISTEL AND DAVE WITHERBEE
Monarch butterfly: Monarch butterflies Monarch butterfly: Monarch butterflies areare one of the most readily identifiable butterflies one of the most readily identifiable butterflies true treasures is its plethora of parks, trails, true treasures is its plethora of parks, trails, in North America. Their bright orange in North America. Their bright orange andand black coloring makes them easy to spot black coloring makes them easy to spot onon and nature preserves. Our friend Dave and nature preserves. Our friend Dave a lovely spring also predators a lovely spring dayday andand also letslets predators Witherbee together a collection Witherbee hashas putput together a collection know they’re poisonous! Monarchs know they’re poisonous! Monarchs areare oneone of some of his favorite Spring images of some of his favorite Spring images to to of few migratory insects. In the summer they of few migratory insects. In the summer they range north southern Canada. In the range as as farfar north as as southern Canada. In the inspire outside explore! inspire youyou to to getget outside andand explore! though, fall,fall, though, thethe Great places started include Great places to to getget started include eastern population eastern population Walden Pond (there’s a beautiful trail that Walden Pond (there’s a beautiful trail that (those butterflies (those butterflies east of the Rocky goes way around pond), east of the Rocky goes all all thethe way around thethe pond), thethe Mountains) Mountains) Minute Man National Historical Park Minute Man National Historical Park (a (a migrates migrates to to great way combine nature history), great way to to combine nature andand history), central Mexico. central Mexico. Bee on buttonbush: Buttonbush is native Bee on buttonbush: Buttonbush is native Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, caterpillars, Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, AsAs caterpillars, North America a favorite of bees, to to North America andand is aisfavorite of bees, monarchs feed monarchs feed Fairhaven Bay, Bruce Freeman Fairhaven Bay, or or thethe Bruce Freeman RailRail butterflies, hummingbirds. It likes butterflies, andand hummingbirds. It likes wetwet exclusively exclusively onon Trail great option those who prefer Trail (a (a great option forfor those who prefer a a soil, soil, look buttonbush in woodlands so so look forfor buttonbush in woodlands andand thethe leaves leaves of of along edges of ponds. nice, paved path with very little incline). along thethe edges of ponds. nice, paved path with very little incline). milkweed. milkweed.
Spring is finally here! One of Concord’s Spring is finally here! One of Concord’s
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All images by Dave Witherbee
All images by Dave Witherbee
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