The summer of 2014 was a turning point in my hobby of raising monarchs. I began tagging them. I had never done this before and it took some gentle maneuvering to figure out how to best handle the monarchs. Before, I would just hang them on my finger. I had never touched their wings. I got the hang of it quickly and was able to tag and release 30 monarchs. There were 15 males and 15 females. Since then, I have tagged and released up to 200 monarchs during the summer. Most of my favorite pictures are below. I named every monarch after my Facebook followers or one of their family members. It was GREAT FUN for everyone!

![]() Monarch NathanTag TGA995. Released August 30, 2014. | ![]() Monarch MicheleThis was the first monarch of the season to be tagged. Her name was Michele. Her tag number was TGA975. She was released on August 21, 2014. | ![]() Monarch LizMonarch Liz's tag number was TGA976. She was released on August 25, 2014. |
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![]() Verla MonarchTag number TGA979. Released August 26, 2014. | ![]() Monarch PaulTag TGA980. Released August 28, 2014. | ![]() Monarch KateTag TGA981. Released August 28, 2014. |
![]() Beth ButterflyTag TGA982. Released August 28, 2014. | ![]() Monarch EvanTag TGA983. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Monarch ShirleyTag TGA984. Released August 29, 2014. |
![]() Monarch WillTag TGA985. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Sandy MonarchTag TGA986. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Monarch WhalenTag TGA987. Released August 29, 2014. |
![]() Monarch WestonTag TGA988. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Lady LaurelTag TGA989. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Monarch GriffinTag TGA990. Released August 29, 2014. |
![]() Monarch RickTag TGA991. Released August 29, 2014. | ![]() Little Man MonarchTag TGA992. Released August 30, 2014. | ![]() Lady AnneTag TGA993. Released August 30, 2014. |
![]() Trevor MonarchTag TGA994. Released August 30, 2014. | ![]() Lady TaeraTag TGA996. Released August 30, 2014. |