FlutterBys

Who knew. . .The Butterfly Conservatory at the American Museum of Natural History would be so PHENOMENAL?  

The Butterfly Conservatory was yet another pleasant surprise which I stumbled upon last weekend while visiting the Natural History Museum (which conveniently is just a few blocks from my apartment).  We had to buy special passes and within the first minute of walking into the exhibit we knew that it was money well spent.  

Emilie and I spent about 10 minutes reading all about butterflies and looking at cases full of these beautiful and fascinating creatures.  We then spent about 45 minutes interacting with them in the conservatory.  It is a room about 20 feet wide by 60 feet long that is a controlled environment full of plants and lights and a walk way.  The room is a butterfly heaven.  It is warm and humid and light and FULL of butterflies.  I can barely begin to explain what it is like to have hundreds of butterflies all around, flying by, and even landing on you for a short visit before fluttering away.  

While we were there a volunteer had two Owl butterflies feeding on orange slices so were were able to get an incredible view and they even released 10 more butterflies that had just come in from all around the world.  Each butterfly was different and unique and amazing.  Our passes were the last appointment of the day so we were able to stay around longer and were the last ones to leave.  It was incredible.

The whole experience was breathtaking.  I am sad to report the batteries in my camera died right as I walked into the conservatory but happy that I had a chance to put the camera down and really enjoy the experience.

This is definitely something I would recommend to any who comes to visit!  I want to go again!  So if you are planning on coming come before May as the exhibit is ending soon.