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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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