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Who's Traveling Too!
Learning About Monarchs from Hummingbirds
The very same week that monarch butterflies arrive
in Texas each spring, one of North America's favorite birds also
appears on the scene. The first Ruby-throated hummingbirds arrive
during the first week of March, just as the monarchs do. Although
one is a bird and the other a butterfly, they are heading north
for the same reasons. What
can we learn by comparing their migrations? Let's see what one migration
makes you wonder about the other!
People
hang hummingbird
feeders outside to greet these thirsty travelers.

Photo:
Geri DeBoer
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