Three!

There were three female monarch butterflies floating around in my garden today! They were alternating between nectaring - ageratum seems to be a favorite - and investigating the milkweed patch. I counted at least seven caterpillars on the milkweed. I even had to save a small one from a spiderweb! I think it was a successful save. It curled up when I removed it from the web, so I took it to be alive and I carried it to a small fresh plant. When I looked at it later, it was eating. If there was a spider associated with the web, it was tiny - I couldn't really see one.