Think about the last time you saw a butterfly. Do you remember the sound of its wings? Have you ever stopped to listen to the sound of butterfly wings flapping? Don't worry, you are not alone.
It is almost impossible to hear a single butterfly flap its wings, but when there are millions of them together, it is a different story. In a breathtaking video posted by the Jungle Diaries, we get to experience exactly that.
The Monarch butterfly is well-known throughout North America. This migratory butterfly could be spotted in gardens and forests from Canada down to South America. In the USA, you will spot them during spring and summer. But where do they disappear to in Fall?
Monarch butterflies migrate south for the winter. Mexico is a popular place for the butterflies to hang out during winter. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Mexico is a protected forested area where these beautiful insects congregate.
The reserve is about four hours west of Mexico City. This is where you would find millions of monarch butterflies during the Northern Hemisphere winter months. Situated 10,500 feet in the Sierra Chincua part of the reserve, we see a spectacle unlike any other on Earth.
Initially, the viewer sees quite a few butterflies floating in the sky and some perched on plants and trees. This in itself would already be a treat for the average butterfly lover, but what comes next would stun even the most hardcore nature connoisseur.
Tens of thousands of butterflies line the tree trunks. So much so that you cant see the bark. They cling to branches and create curtains of butterflies hanging down. Once the sun gets hotter in the morning, and the butterflies set out for the day to feast and mate. When these 'waterfalls' of butterflies fall from the trees, we get to experience the sound of butterflies flying.
