October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
The Lee Memorial Library currently has at least six caterpillars and two chrysalises on display.
I was lucky enough to baby-sit these guys over the holiday weekend, and they let me take their pictures.
Most of the caterpillars and a chrysalis attached to a fennel plant are Black Swallowtails (state butterfly of New Jersey).
The chrysalis with the gold trim attached to the top of another cage is a Monarch.
Please come in and see for yourself.
For info about the upcoming butterfly talk (Friday, July 15) and a butterfly walk (Saturday, July 16) sponsored by the library and Fyke, click here:
https://www.celeryfarm.net/2022/07/here-come-the-butterflies.html