Spy Hummingbird Captures Footage of a Monarch Butterfly Swarm As They Magnificently Take to the Sky

In an absolutely breathtaking clip from the PBS series Spy in the Wild, a mechanical hummingbird approaches a swarm of sleeping Monarch butterflies absorbing the warm sun of the Mexican mountains. As they wake from their sun-soaked slumber, they begin investigating their mechanical visitor.

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

Hummingbird Spy in the Wild

Once their bodies are completely awake and the time is right, the thousands of butterflies magnificently take to the skies.

Butterfly Swarm Launch