16 January 2012
While we were in California, we had the opportunity to visit the Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Habitat in Santa Barbara. Every fall, thousands of monarch butterflies migrate to this habitat, and areas like it all along the coast of California, to mate. December and January are usually the best time to visit, and they are most active on sunny, warm days. It's quite an impressive site. It's difficult to see in the pictures, but those large clumps of eucalyptus leaves, are actually butterflies.
I only brought my 50mm lens with me, so I wasn't able to get any awesome, close-up pictures of the butterflies. I promise that there are butterflies in these pictures though! :)
The Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Habitat also happens to be right on the coast line. So while we were there, we took a little hike down to the beach. Mason and Charlie's favorite part of the day was playing with the dead seaweed. :)
stork prints
Does ice plant grow in states other than California?
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