Emergence

Those two monarch caterpillars have become butterflies.

(Monarch Butterflies)

We were checking them each morning and this past Sunday one became transparent. We could see the butterfly inside.

I find it amazing that it can fit in such a compact space. In addition to that whole caterpillar turning into a butterfly thing. Yeah, that's amazing too.

We were warned that it would emerge rather quickly. Alas I was not ready and got this blurry shot.

He, this one is a male, hung there pumping out his wings and exercising his proboscis.

We took him, and her (she would emerge the next day) inside and did this:

The tags were provided by Monarch Watch (by way of the Rancocas Nature Center). We kept them both overnight in a butterfly cage with some food so he could fuel up for his big day tomorrow.