The Fifth One's a Boy

Last night, I went to bed knowing there would be another freshly emergent monarch.

This morning after it dried off a bit, I took it outside into the shade to finish its preparation for first flight. I had a pretty good inkling it was a boy because of the hint of a dot on one of the veins.

I had to wait until it opened its wings to confirm that it indeed was a male. The black veins are thinner and there definitely are black dots on the hind wings.

I have left him out there with a stick to crawl onto when he's ready to fly.

2015 tally to date:
- 4 females
- 1 male