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Vibrant monarch butterflies spread their wings while perched on the Eucalyptus tree.
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A little girl is proud to showcase her artwork at Western Monarch Day in Pismo Beach, Calif.
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Welcoming artwork at the Western Monarch Day celebration at Pismo State Beach.
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Biologist Mary Martin and kids are all smiles as they color in their paper monarch butterflies.
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Biologists Karen Sinclair and Lara Drizd assisting children color their paper cut-outs of monarch butterflies.
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Hazel Rodriguez and Lara Drizd of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service share tips on helping monarch butterflies in your area.
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Children celebrate Western Monarch Day by individually crafting their very own monarch in memory of a loved one who has passed away, to honor the Dia de los Muertos cultural tradition..
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A cluster of monarch butterflies roosts on the branch of a Eucalyptus tree at the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove.
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One male Western monarch perched on a leaf.
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Fish and wildlife biologist Lara Drizd helps kids build their own native nectar seed packets at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service booth at Western Monarch Day.
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Wildlife biologists Karen Sinclair (middle) and Lara Drizd (right) help children assemble seed packets.
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Biologist Mary Martin and a young girl have a discussion on the importance of native milkweeds.
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A friendly reminder for visitors to watch their step and to not touch the Western monarch butterflies while walking around the grove.
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Planting native California sunflower seeds help provide energy source for adult monarch butterflies.
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Biologist in the making! Excited girl holding up her finely decorated monarchs at Western Monarch Day at Pismo Beach, Calif.
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Biologist Karen Sinclair wearing her monarch mask at the Western Monarch Day celebration.
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Three little girls all dressed in butterfly wings for the Western Monarch Day celebration.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists educated the public about Western monarch butterfly conservation at Western Monarch Day in Pismo Beach on February 4, 2017.
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Monarchs spread their wings as they are warmed by the sun at the Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach, California, one of the largest overwintering sites in the country.