How to visit Mexico’s Monarch Butterfly Reserves
Tips for making the most of your visit to see Monarch Butterflies in their winter homes in Mexico’s El Rosario, and Pedro Herrada Reserves.
Category: migration
The Marvelous Monarchs of Mexico
We just got back from witnessing one of nature’s most breathtaking spectacles. High in the Sierra Madre Mountains west of Mexico City is the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where migrating Monarchs from east of the Rockies throughout North America overwinter in a mountaintop forest of oyamel fir trees. Arriving around late November and staying until March, they number in the… Read moreThe Marvelous Monarchs of Mexico
Lift-off
Welcome to Photo Journeys. Today, Lift-off refers both to the launch of our blog and the subject of our first posting. We are fortunate to live near the Central North American Flyway, a migration route that birds follow between northern nesting grounds and southern wintering grounds. While a number of birds follow this highway in the sky, it’s the mind-boggling numbers of Snow Geese, White-fronted… Read moreLift-off