My husband, John, always manages to get the most awesome pictures and videos of events occurring in our backyard. Around noon today a female visited our swamp milkweed. She didn't mind John being in the garden while she was busy laying eggs. There is no sound to the video because John was concerned that he may scare her away. We hope you enjoy the video as much as we enjoyed making it!
It is a beautiful, warm, low 80 F (28 C), morning in southwest Louisiana. It has been perfect for Geralyn and I to sit on our patio and enjoy the flowers, the butterflies, and the birds. We actually have a wood thrush nesting in our holly hedges but I am reluctant to take a picture of the nest. It also appears that our cardinals are in the process of building a nest nearby. A few minutes ago we had a visit from one of our hummingbirds and I was able to snap a quick picture and video. My front lawn needs cutting so I will start doing that chore soon before the temperature (and humidity) climb to a projected high of 90 F (32 C). After today rain is forecast locally for several days so today must be lawn day!!
This morning, Ger and I found our last butterfly had eclosed. We left the male butterfly in the mesh enclosure for about four hours before releasing him. He was very energetic and first flew to our holly hedges before flying off to rest high in my neighbor's tree. It was exciting to have three caterpillars emerge at the end of their metamorphosis into three healthy butterflies. We released one female and two males.
After John and I finished our date lunch, we came home and made a quick video of our backyard. We hope you enjoy the colorful flowers that are blooming in our yard!
