Nature is Amazing!

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The kids and I had a neat experience the other morning. I went to take the garbage out to the road. When I went to grab the last can, I saw this amazing caterpillar on the rim. It was huge!

I rushed back into the house and had the kids come outside to see. They were captivated. I went and grabbed a stick so the caterpillar could climb onto it.

It was so cool to see their reactions! Andrew really loved it!

Ella said, “He’s got to find a tree so he can make a chrysalis and turn into a butterfly!”

She went with Andrew on a field trip to a local nature preserve and she remembered that caterpillars go into the chrysalis before turning into a butterfly. She is so smart!

Since we already had it on a stick, we walked over to our neighbors tree and it moved to the branch. Ella and Andrew were in awe watching it move from the stick to the tree.

We found out later after searching the net that this will turn into a Cecropia Moth. A friend even posted a photo on Facebook for us.

This was such a cool experience for me and the kids. I don’t think I’d ever seen a caterpillar that big outside of a zoo. Who knows, maybe it will come back to say hello when it makes it change…

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  5. That is smart of Ella to know that at that kind of age. I love that you try to make sure the kids get exposed to that type of stuff and get outside away from TV and other screens when possible.

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      1. I’ve seen a few Monarchs flutter by early this fall/late summer which is nice. Even before I left Ontario, I was seeing a whole lot less. When I was a kid sometimes they’d coat trees there were so many in fall.
        Bird feeder for winter? Seem to remember you did that last winter. A few Cardinals, Blue Jays or woodpeckers would be sure to intrigue the little ones.

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