Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California Feb 5, 2023

Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California

Today we"re in Pismo Beach, California, to celebrate one of the best-known species of butterflies—the monarch. Western Monarch Day marks their seasonal migration to California"s Central Coast from cold northern locations west of the Rocky Mountains.

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