Videos on Monarchs

Overwintering Monarchs – Jan 27-28 2022 at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove

From our awesome trip to see the overwintering monarch butterflies at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove. Stunning photos and video, Feb. 27-28, 2022...

29 January, 2022

New Videos from Raising Monarchs April-July 2020

New fun short videos for you and to share with kids and grandkids from this wonderful, robust 2020 monarch butterfly season in southern California!...

13 August, 2020

VIDEOS of Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle on YouTube

I share many fascinating and entertaining videos about monarch life on YouTube to educate and inspire...

02 August, 2020

Status Report on Southern California Monarchs April-July 2020 Susie Vanderlip, Conservation Specialist

Entertaining video from my garden that reflects the wonderfully robust Monarch Butterfly season we have had thus far in southern California, April thru July, 2020...

30 July, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Friday, July 17, 2020

This is a remarkable monarch butterfly season in southern California. Have had more caterpillars and released more monarchs than all four prior years put together! Today, I released 7 gorgeous monarchs that emerged (eclosed) today, Friday, July 17, 2020....

17 July, 2020

Bleaching Milkweed and Monarch eggs to Eliminate O.e.

O.e. is a microscopic parasite on tropical milkweed can over a year or two accumulate to where it seriously damages if not kills monarch caterpillars and butterflies. To help eliminate it, some people bleach the milkweed in a 5% bleach solution to water. Some even...

23 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Sat June 6, 2020 in my Garden!

The monarch butterfly season thru June, 2020 has been robust! Many more butterflies are in gardens, females laying eggs and many caterpillars evolving into butterflies. Enjoy the June 6, 2020 release of multiple newly eclosed monarchs!...

13 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Monday, June 8, 2020 in my Garden!

I will be releasing newly enclosed (emerged) monarch butterflies all week at 3:30pm in my garden! Ask any question you'd like me to answer by putting them in the comment section here. I am the...

13 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Tues June 9, 2020 Releasing Lots of Monarchs!

The monarch butterfly season thru June, 2020 has been robust! Susie Vanderlip releases multiple monarchs and shares info on monarch life cycle on June 9, 2020 Ask Questions on my 'Monarch Butterfly Speaker' Facebook page and I will answer them! ...

13 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Wednesday, June 10, 2020 – Tagging Monarchs and releasing!

The monarch butterfly season thru June, 2020 has been robust! Many more butterflies are in gardens, females laying eggs and many caterpillars evolving into butterflies. Susie Vanderlip, tags newly eclosed monarch butterflies and releases 7!...

13 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Thursday, June 11, 2020 – Testing for Oe and Tagging New Monarchs

In this Monarch Butterfly Release, see how newly eclosed (emerged) monarchs are tested for O.e. and tagged by Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist. ...

13 June, 2020

Monarch Butterfly Release – Friday, June 12, 2020 New Male Monarch and Eggs

MONARCH BUTTERFLY RELEASE on Friday, June 12, 2020 Newborn Male monarch takes its time to flit off! Poses beautifully on a pentas nectar plant.  And showing monarch eggs on milkweed, both native narrow leaf and tropical. https://www.facebook.com/susie.vanderlip/videos/10223703733966602/  ...

13 June, 2020

STUNNING Trip to Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Sites in Michoacán-Mexico Feb 2020

STUNNING VIDEO! Trip to Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Sites in Michoacán-Mexico Feb 2020. AWESOME video of millions of monarchs flitting everywhere!...

01 March, 2020

Monarch Butterfly YouTube Video Playlist by Susie Vanderlip

Watch amazing videos on monarch butterflies on my YouTube Playlist! Please subscribe and leave comments!...

05 September, 2019

Become a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist

Become a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist! Learn what are the tasks as a Citizen Scientist and links to how to become a Monarch Butterfly Citizen Scientist, testing and tagging monarch butterflies....

02 August, 2019

Monarch Butterfly Emerging from Chrysalis on Succulcent – Awesome!

Watch as a monarch butterfly emerges (ecloses in scientific terms) from the chrysalis! Awesome!...

12 January, 2019

Monarch Butterfly Emerging Video – March 25, 2018

See the chrysalis the day the monarch butterfly will eclose (emerge). Then watch as I release her at Coastkeeper Garden. Enjoy her first flight!...

29 March, 2018

First Flight of Newborn Monarch Caterpillar

Awesome moment in raising monarch butterflies is the release of a newly eclosed (emerged) monarch!...

04 August, 2016

Monarch caterpillars eating together

Many of us who raise monarch butterflies as well as children and adult visitors are greatly amused and entertained by monarch caterpillar behavior....

04 August, 2016

Monarch Laying Eggs

See Live action MONARCH Butterfly female Laying eggs on milkweed in my garden! Stunning! https://youtu.be/CuACnMdGsFA ...

04 August, 2016

Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis Making a Chrysalis

      One of the most amazing moments in monarch butterfly life cycle is when the caterpillar makes its chrysalis.  It is a critical 48-hour process that appears traumatic and awing. Watch MONARCH Caterpillar/Larva making its chrysalis in a Habitat in our Yard on April...

04 August, 2016