Watch a Breathtaking Monarch Butterfly Swarm

In the mountains of Mexico, a spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm.

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In the mountains of Mexico, a spy hummingbird ventures into the heart of a breathtaking monarch butterfly swarm. Few filmmakers have been able to capture the spectacle this closely.

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[noela.]

I love how the hummingbird drone's turbine is covered to make sure it does not hurt the butterflies' fragile wings. Wholesome and lovely stuff to watch during the quarantine to lighten up things a bit.

[popphotography]

“Beauty lies in the detail”

The detail YouTube can’t handle

[Tomrider]

My Dad saw a monarch butterfly swarm like this, said it was one of the most amazing things he'd seen in his life!

[snowstrobe]

So, ah, what camera is filming the 'hummingbird'?

[jasperofreeds]

The moment your so awe struck the " i think to myself what a wonderful world" starts playing in your head

[terrywade]

When I was a young girl, my parents took us to Red Rock Canyon in Oklahoma for a picnic. I guess we were in the flyway of the Monarch butterfly migration. Every tree and canyon wall was covered with them! I was beautiful especially when they started flying around. There were millions of them! It was magical.

[milkteapapi]

Imagine being swarmed by half a billion butterflies. I would feel like a Disney princess

[jewelernest]

Wow, this looks like a scene from a dream. I can only imagine what it looks like in person. These wildlife filmmakers have one of the best jobs in the world as they go around experiencing, truly, some of the best places on planet Earth.

[jimmiepatrum]

Once several years ago, a most magical thing happened to me. My husband and I were walking beside a shallow stream where there was a warm mud puddle to the side of the stream. I didn't see the butterflies at first, but as I stepped in the puddle, oh my goodness! Hundreds ...I'm not exagerating...of butterlies suddenly rose up and flew round and round me in a circle. I was completely spellbound. Not a sound did they utter - not even the flapping of their wings made a noise. I've never had such a thing happen since and I thanked God that he let me experience a little vision of Heaven here on earth. I'll never forget this as long as I live. Diane in NC.

[MrNR]

That one of the most beautiful things ive ever seen, wow

[debbietheduck]

Yes that's cool, but where can I buy the hummingbird drone.

[captainrage_]

butterflies: why tf is that hummingbird T-posing on us

[perdido]

Video of the drone was taken using a telephoto. The purpose of the drone itself wasn't to take closeups of the monarchs - a telephoto can do that much more simply. The drone was used to film the half billion butterfly swarm from the INSIDE, rather than the outside!

[rickhillier]

What really blows my mind is that not one of those monarchs have ever been there before, so somehow, the "instructions" for how to get to this spot must be contained within the DNA of the butterfly and it was there from the time the first egg/sperm cells in the mother/father started to form into eggs. Just totally amazing.

[MrOmarabdulhadi]

I clicked on this to get blown away by the butterflies but instead I was just completely captivated by how well that hummingbird was engineered

[candiigurl]

And who says fairytales don't exist? Breathtaking.

[ninetozero]

I have been raising monarchs the last year or so, I've released about 200 so far in my small backyard with limited milkweed. Seeing this video brings me so much joy, I hope even just 1 or 2 that I raised made it to this special place. If they did, all the struggle was worth it!

[JVC-]

This event happens in Michuacan Mexico every year it's a beautiful spectacular event, from Mexico to the world we love....

[Hkari_]

Youtube: "Wanna see a beautiful breathtaking swarm of butterflies?
Me: "Yes"
Youtube: "Let me compress this brutally first so you can't actually recognize anything."
Me: "Hol up".

[mariposa]

I've been there and have seen this in person. It doesn't look real and looks like the tree is blooming until u are up close and realize they are butterflies. There are other types of butterflies that also migrate around the same area. Truly magnificent!