August 10, 2008

Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Butterfly Fest



Wow.. what a festival !! Hundreds of children, a butterfly costume parade, face painting, a free water slide, insect safaris, a butterfly house tour and walk.
Monarch Journey was there showing Monarch butterfly caterpillars from egg to fourth instar. Chrysalids were also seen and a group of lucky observers witnessed the birth of a butterfly around 1:45 pm ! A beautiful male Monarch tumbled from its chrysalis, hung by its feet for the afternoon drying its wings !! Kids got to color butterflies and make bookmarks.