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  • Monarch Butterflies mass in the Sierra Pellon mountain at the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Sierra Pellon central Mexico in Michoacan State. Each year hundreds of millions Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to Oyamel fir forests in the volcanic highlands of central Mexico. North American monarchs are the only butterflies that make such a massive journey—up to 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers).
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies warm in the sun at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • A park guide leads a horse carrying tourists up the steep mountain trail to view the annual mass migration of Monarch butterflies in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass together on the forest floor at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a tree trunk during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies fly close to the ground as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • A park guide stands as Monarch butterflies fly around in the sun during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520925.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies fly close to the ground as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_60783.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520998.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_014.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies swarm in the sky to warm up in the high mountains during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520929.JPG
  • A park guide leads a horse carrying tourists up the steep mountain trail to view the annual mass migration of Monarch butterflies in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a log during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch_Butterfly_520973.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520931.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_015.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies swarm in the sky to warm up in the high mountains during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_521013.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch_Butterfly_520983.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520928.JPG
  • A park guide leads a horse carrying tourists up the steep mountain trail to view the annual mass migration of Monarch butterflies in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass together for warmth at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch_Butterfly_520970.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_027.JPG
  • Local forest guardian guides rest their horses after the two hour journey up the mountain to the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_005.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_521007.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520997.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch_Butterfly_520981.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520930.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies sun on branches at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a patch of grass in the forest at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_60790.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_520993.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch_Butterfly_520968.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies hang from a branch as they mass packed in tightly for warmth in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Signs listing the rules at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico. The signs tell visitors to keep quiet, don't touch the butterflies, don't leave trash and don't feed the monarchs.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a plant at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_028.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a tree trunk during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_521010.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • A monarch caterpillar in the fifth state eats milkweed at the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_051.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_023.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies sun on a branch during the annual mass migration in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies mass together for warmth at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
    Monarch Butterfly_60788.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_024.JPG
  • Signs warning visitors to follow rules in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_010.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_025.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_020.JPG
  • Monarch Butterflies mass packed in tightly for warmth as they sun on a tree in the forests of the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • Monarch Butterflies stop at a small stream for water as they mass at the El Capulin Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Macheros, Mexico. Each year millions of Monarch butterflies mass migrate from the U.S. and Canada to the Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico.
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  • A monarch butterfly lays on the forest floor after reaching the end of life at an over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_036.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_033.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_019.JPG
  • Dead monarch butterflies scattered across the forest floor at an over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_002.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_029.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_026.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_018.JPG
  • Millions of monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_003.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the branches of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_017.JPG
  • Monarch butterflies mass together on the trunk of an Oyamel Fir tree to stay warm on a chilly day in their over-winter site in the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_016.JPG
  • Local forest guardian guides rest their horses after the two hour journey up the mountain to the Cerro Pelon Monarch Butterfly Preserve near Macheros, Michoacan, Mexico. The monarch butterfly migration is a phenomenon across North America, where the butterflies migrates each autumn to overwintering sites in Central Mexico.
    Monarch Migration_20200123_008.JPG
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