Below are seasonal images and videos from my backyard.

First Monarch butterfly of the season on an Ageratum plant.

First Monarch butterfly of the season on an Ageratum plant

A Monarch Caterpillar on a Milkweed plant.

First Monarch butterfly of the season on an Ageratum plant

A Grackle building a nest using coconut fibre liner from my window flower box.

Helping a turtle across the street on her way back to the pond.
We also have turtle eggs in my garden mulch :).

Helping a turtle across the street..on her way back to the pond....i also have turtle eggs in my garden mulch :).

Hungry swallow babies waiting for Mom to return with food. The birdhouse is attached to a support post on our backyard deck.

A video of my Merlin bird ID app. LOVE this!!…It identifies nearby birds by their song. This video was taken while I was having breakfast on my back porch on June 17.

What a difference a season can make…

April 10, 2026

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