Many Thousands of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Santa Cruz
Many thousands of beautiful Orange, white, and black monarch butterflies come to winter on the flowering eucalyptus trees and pine trees in the Lighthouse Field State Beach Park in Santa Cruz in the winter season. This park is located at the junction of Pelton Ave. & W. Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA.
We came to Santa Cruz to enjoy watching Monarch butterflies on January 11, 2016. The day time temperature reached 57 degrees F and many Monarch butterflies were fluttering and flying around among several eucalyptus trees and pine trees along the north side of the field in this park. We parked our car on Lighthouse Ave near the junction of Pelton Ave and Lighthouse Ave and walked on a trail into the park. It was a fantastic experience to see so many beautiful Monarch butterflies in action in this park.
Monarch Butterflies, Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA
Monarch Butterflies, Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA
Overwintering Monarch Butterflies, Santa Cruz, California
Lighthouse Beach, Santa Cruz California 1/1/2017 8am
Monarch Butterfly Trail, Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz
The Monarch Butterfly migrates to warmer climates and so happens in santa cruz. You can see some clips here of thousands of Monarch's hanging out in the trees. Here you see them at Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, California.
monarch butterflies at Lighthouse Field in Santa Cruz, California
Butterflies come to Lighthouse Field State Beach to mate during the winter. They more active on sunny days when the temperature is above 50F. Look for them around the eucalyptus trees and nearby pine trees.
Monarch butterfly migration in Santa Cruz
There will be plenty of monarch butterflies as they make their annual fall migration to Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz. Subscribe to KSBW on YouTube now for more:
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Monarchs overwintering at Lighthouse Field, Santa Cruz CA 12-28-16
Overwintering Monarch butterflies at Pacific Grove, California
The video was shot at Monarch Grove Sanctuary, Pacific Grove, Monterey, California on January 2016.
These butterflies fly from far as Canada to California and central Mexican fir forest.
Monarch butterflies are the only insect that migrate to a warmer climate that is 2,500 miles away each year.
They cluster together to stay warm. Tens of thousands of monarchs can cluster on a single tree.
An amazing view. Best time to see Monarch clusters, larvae in California is October, November and they hang around till mid February.
#PlantMilkweed and #SaveTheMonarch, as their population has reduced drastically in the last 20 years in eastern US.
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Garden Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Monarch Butterflies Santa Cruz | Travel for Kids
Monarch butterflies have arrived at the Monarch Butterfly Natural Reserve in Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz.
Absolutely magical to watch adult butterflies fluttering in the trees. Kids said, See the butterflies up there, this is beautiful!
Stop into the Visitor Center to see caterpillars, munching away on milkweed.
More fun things to do with kids in Santa Cruz California:
Beautiful monarch butterflies return to Santa Cruz
Monarch's West Coast migration takes them through Santa Cruz and Pacific Grove. Subscribe to KSBW on YouTube now for more:
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Monarch Butterflies at Ardenwood Farm in Fremont California
Monarch Butterflies at Ardenwood Farm in Fremont California January 2012
Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Cruz, CA - Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre California state park in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is a great place to see monarch butterfly migrations. Natural Bridges State Beach is located , 2531 West Cliff Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060
California: Santa Cruz
The Santa Cruz has an oceanfront amusement park at the beach boardwalk. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.
The Boardwalk extends along the coast of the Monterey Bay, from just east of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to the mouth of the San Lorenzo River. At the western edge of the park lies a large building is originally known as The Plunge, Now Neptune's Kingdom, A Pirate-themed recreation center.
The park stretches along a wide, sandy beach visitors can access easily. The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper roller coaster, one of the best-known wooden coasters in the world and one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the US National Register of Historic Places. They were, together, declared to be a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and the park is California Historical Landmark number 983.
Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, featuring the natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hotspot to see monarch butterfly migrations. The Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve is home to up to 150,000 monarch butterflies from October through early February.
Locations to watch Monarch butterflies in California
The best time of the year to watch overwintering Monarch butterflies is late November. The number is highest this time of year.
List of the locations with public access:
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) Resting Area, Natural Bridges State Park Santa Cruz, California
The Monarch butterfly ( Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is perhaps the best known of all North American butterflies.
Natural Bridges State Park Santa Cruz, California
Monarch Mania On The Central Coast
Hundreds of people came out to celebrate the return of thousands of Monarch Butterflies in Santa Cruz on Sunday. Some state officials were concerned that some late season storms almost put viewing season of these creatures in jeopardy.
Monarch Butterflies in HD, Eucalyptus grove, Natural Bridges Park, Santa Cruz. Бабочки Монарх
The monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) spend winter (October-January) in a grove near the beach in California.
They form clusters on the branches of eucalyptus trees to stay warm. Despite the clusters are not abundant nowadays, they still look amazing especially when you think about the long journey these little creatures have to endure. Living things can be tough!
For the best quality video switch settings (right bottom corner of the screen) to 720p.
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Monarch Butterfly Migration Overwintering Site - Nov 2012 (Santa Cruz, CA)
Monarchs taking flight at Natural Bridges State Beach monarch preserve
Watch with wonder as Monarchs flutter at California's Pismo Beach Butterfly Grove
Visitors from all over the world stop at the Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove in California to see the winter Monarch butterfly gathering.
Video by: David Middlecamp/The Tribune
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Nature: Monarch butterflies
We leave you this Sunday Morning marking New Year's among the Monarch butterflies at Lighthouse Field State Beach in Santa Cruz, California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand