WINTER BUTTERFLIES IN BOLINAS 



Next morning dawned bright 

 and clear. The captive Mon- 

 archs awakened early and 

 flew away, happy, when the 

 window was opened to release 

 them. 



The many birds that 

 choose Bolinas as their win- 

 ter home would have a feast 

 if these butterflies were edible, 

 but Monarchs are protected 

 by an acrid secretion which 

 is distasteful to birds, and en- 

 joy a long life on this account, 

 living not only all winter, 



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