I wonder if there are more females than males.....

Here is a link that might be useful: monarchs

Interesting link gb - I didn't know there was an easy way to tell male from female. But what I meant about color is less subtle than that - you can see another butterfly to the right of the orange one in that last pictue. The colors on the one on the right run from a pale yellowish color to orange. I'm more used to seeing monarchs like that than ones that are some solidly orange.

We're about to take the dogs for a walk by the lake, near one of the points whre the butterflies depart to cross the lake. We're hoping there will be a lot of them there....

What fun! Kenzie would go nuts she loves butterflies.

Michelle - the little girls that live across the street love butterfly time and come over to watch them fluttering about...

What fun that you get to witness this event Woody.

There are still a few Monarchs around this morning but the heptacodium is dropping petals fast:
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I noticed many more monarchs here yesterday!

A feast for the eyes. Thank you Woody! I hope someday to witness a big Monarch Butterfly gathering in person, but in the meanwhile, that was very satisfying, indeed. Thanks to the photographer, too!

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I enjoyed your photos Woodyoak. I hardly ever have more than one Monarch at a time in my yard. I saw four yesterday nectaring on my zinnias though, on their way to Mexico I suppose.
I've seen a couple other people post photos of Heptacodium covered in Monarchs and it makes me want one. I tried to root cuttings last summer and I've never had anything hold its leaves for so long and not grow roots. I'm still mad at them. lol