The Monarch Butterfly and The Cecropia Moth

Monica Taylor is a Canadian photographer from Bowmanville, Ontario. With alove for nature, Monica's dream is to create a sense of wonder and excitement inboth the young and old, celebrating this amazing yet fragile world of ours. Explorethe beauty and complexity of nature through the art of photography.I was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. I currently reside in thebeautiful historic town of Bowmanville, Ontario. I have always loved nature andthe feeling of being grounded every time I had the opportunity to go north.A late bloomer to the art of photography, I got quite involved in the OshawaCamera club, winning many awards for my nature images, mainly birds. Whilelooking for birds, I discovered a whole new world! It started with a single monarchcaterpillar. I did my research and found out how to raise one. I photographed themany stages as it shed its skin and grew. One day to my surprise it turned into achrysalis. A number of days later, an amazing monarch butterfly emerged. It waslove at first sight. The following year I found the eggs and photographed the entireprocess. I was so amazed and touched by the process that I wanted to share it withmy two grandsons. They have even had the experience of releasing tagged monarchs.