I used to watch this video back when it first came out... I was 3, watching it on a Windows XP machine, I am very grateful for this video, as its one of the few things that I can remember through a troubled childhood. Thank you
I'm happy to hear that you found this enjoyable and helpful at the same itme. It's great to hear when my work has improved someone's life and well being. Thanks so much for watching all these years, and the nice comment! =)
Can't believe that those chubby little green leaf looking caterpillars grow up to be these butterflies that look like their wings are made of jewels...beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed! Too bad they're so secretive and hard to find! These little critters have fascinated me since I was a kid, and there seems to be no end to what we can learn about them. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely stunning! My 4 yr old granddaughter wants to watch this everyday now. I want her to see how amazing and beautiful our natural world is. Thank you so much from both of us! :-D
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this great comment! Yes, this was one my bigger projects - nearly 5 months-worth of time and effort, and something I'd been wanting to put together for a very long time. The real icing on the cake is that the world now has the opportunity to see and enjoy it too! :-)
This video is so amazing. Thank you for sharing these with those of us who will most likely never see this in real life. Your music and your filming are beautiful. I could watch these videos of yours for hours on end and never tire of them! :)
Hi Linda! Thanks so much for posting my work there - I see you have 2 others there as well... I hope the readers there enjoy the show :-) Cheers and have a great weekend!
Wow - that's the coolest critique my videos have ever had! Thanks for the in-depth review :D Not surprisingly, many of the improvements in my work are partly due to viewer comments about what they did and didn't like about my previous productions. Maybe some day I'll catch up to the professionals! :D Thanks again for your time and effort to write that!
Thanks for checking it out! This is probably one of my best Lep productions so far. It was a big, long rearing project, with TONS of pics and video shot. I wrote the music specifically for this project, too. I only with I had my HD equipment at that time. Oh well - I guess I'll just have to do it again now that I have better equipment! :-)
It always amazes me to see how such a large set of wings can come from such a small package! XD I'm glad you enjoyed the show - thanks so much for the visit and kind words! :-)
Fantastic! I've never seen one of these, and their coloration is incredible! It was a monstrous project capturing their full life cycle, I'm sure. Your photography was, as always, spectacular!! Moosie
Wow, beautiful. Beautiful music, beautiful video. So many amazing things. The honey-comb intricacy of the egg sac, the way the tiny caterpillars blend in with the colour of the leaves, and how ugly they are in their last stage, and how beautiful they become. Wow!!!
Well hello there! Glad to see you made it on board - and safely, too! Thanks once again for watching and all the very nice comments - Such appreciation makes all the hard work well worthwhile :-)
The end of the video is intense. I love the closeup timelapses articulating the colors shifting in the wings, I gotta say that is some blessed footage man. Hairstreaks are tiny, but there is a whole universe of color in those wings.
Thanks for the nice words :-) Yes it was quite the effort to get all this footage, then writing the music and all. Glad it's getting to be enjoyed by all! :D
I'm glad you liked this one! I had wanted to raise this species for many years. It was one of the most effort-intensive of my many projects... The music was written specifically for this vid, took nearly two weeks - the second longest musical effort next to the "Stitching the Sky" score. I only wish I had shot all the footage in HD, but this was made before I had the capability! :-)
I never considered finding outstanding nature documentary videos on RUclips, but was directed here by a great lep photog from the Northeast. I'm SO glad she posted the link to our nature photo group! I was captivated from the very first, and also appreciated your written chronology in your notes. I'll be passing around the link myself as I know many folks who would hate to have missed this video! BTW, I applaud the soundtrack, too! A perfect marriage with the visual!
Juany - thanks so much for the nice comment. Yes I agree the butterfly's transformation is just an amazing process. I'm glad you enjoyed the documentary. :D
Thank you for revisiting my childhood with new vision. There were many of these when I was growing up flitting among the lupine and poppies. They frequented by grandparents place; half the yard was garden, the other overgrown with grapes, trees, & a compost heap! Grandpa warned me someday they'd be rare to see, as he watched a great Condor fell swoop from a tree - I was so lucky to love these things! Lastly I saw a mission blue near Pacifica. I miss the bay, & the good golden days...Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-) I had wanted to raise this species since I was a kid. It was quite a treat to finally accomplish AND document for everyone else to experience too! This is also one of the few vids for which I wrote the music specifically to go with the events and images. So glad you enjoyed this one :-)
...that was an absolute treat,you've captured some wonderful shots.Together with the real relaxing music,I had a lovely morning coffee,chilled out to this a couple of times and began my day feelin great...what more could anyone ask for! This must have taken so much work n patience to complete,a real labour of love. I love the natural world,it never ceases to amaze.Butterfies n moths are a particular fav.,so well done for caprturing moments we might otherwise never have seen so beautifully.
This is very lovely to watch aside from being very informative in itself. It's nice to sometime just stop and cherish the moment watching nature unfolds. Thanks for making that possible for busy people like me..
I found them surprisingly easy to rear - friendly and cooperative. Most hairstreaks ARE smaller and not as brightly colored as these - well worth the effort! :-)
They sure are beautiful, it's ever so nice to see someone dedicated to such interesting and educational work (: Thank you very much for recommending this, I really enjoyed it (:
Super nice comment - thank you very much! I'm glad my work is getting a chance to be seen by those who can appreciate it - nice of you to share it with others. :D Thanks, too, for the comment about the music - that took me about a week to write. :-)
These are definitely some of the most amazing little bugs, and the irridescent color-changing scales were quite a surprise I wasn't expecting to see. Thanks for checking it out! :-)
It is a truly amazing process - they do actually "pump" a semi-clear fluid into the wings' vein structure to expand them to full size. The fact that they can fit those wings into that tiny little pupal case along with the rest of their body is the real impressive part! Thanks for visiting! :-)
Your videos are so incredibly wonderful and I am fascinated by what I have seen so far!! This particular one is very moving - the photography and the whole process is beautifully portrayed by you. Favorited and top stars to your artistic talent!
This is probably one of the most unusual caterpillars I have reared yet. You're right - when they are scattered around the mistletoe plant in small numbers they are nearly impossible to detect unless you spend a LOT of time examining each leaf. Thanks for checking it out! :-)
Yea, they're shy little bugs! The only time you can see them with their wings open is when they're mounted in collections or better - when they first emerge like this! Glad you liked the music, too - that took me a week! Thanks so much! :D
Absolutely amazing compilation. You want to see metamorphosis in action, I couldn't suggest a better video. It's absolutely crazy how the larva go from caterpillar to butterfly.
Thanks for the nice comment! There are many Lyceanidae larvae that look similar to this one (weird little wormies!), so if it was actually eating the Sugar Maple leaves, it was probably another species. These little guys only eat Mistletoe, although the one(s) you photographed may have been moving from a nearby Mistletoe plant, looking for a place to pupate... Usually under the bark or debris around the base of the tree. :-)
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I used to watch this video back when it first came out... I was 3, watching it on a Windows XP machine, I am very grateful for this video, as its one of the few things that I can remember through a troubled childhood. Thank you
I'm happy to hear that you found this enjoyable and helpful at the same itme. It's great to hear when my work has improved someone's life and well being. Thanks so much for watching all these years, and the nice comment! =)
Can't believe that those chubby little green leaf looking caterpillars grow up to be these butterflies that look like their wings are made of jewels...beautiful!
Thanks, Mimi :D These little guys are something you normally get to see in everyday life - it was my pleasure to bring them to you!
Fabulous video - thank you for sharing...we appreciate the time and effort it took to make this and will share it often!
Glad you enjoyed! Too bad they're so secretive and hard to find! These little critters have fascinated me since I was a kid, and there seems to be no end to what we can learn about them. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely stunning! My 4 yr old granddaughter wants to watch this everyday now. I want her to see how amazing and beautiful our natural world is.
Thank you so much from both of us! :-D
Thanks so much for taking the time to write this great comment! Yes, this was one my bigger projects - nearly 5 months-worth of time and effort, and something I'd been wanting to put together for a very long time. The real icing on the cake is that the world now has the opportunity to see and enjoy it too! :-)
This video is so amazing. Thank you for sharing these with those of us who will most likely never see this in real life. Your music and your filming are beautiful. I could watch these videos of yours for hours on end and never tire of them! :)
It's really nice to see you back online - thanks for visiting and kind words! :-)
Hi Linda! Thanks so much for posting my work there - I see you have 2 others there as well... I hope the readers there enjoy the show :-) Cheers and have a great weekend!
Some of these were big projects, taking several months or even years to complete - glad you enjoyed! Thanks for checking them out :-)
Wow - that's the coolest critique my videos have ever had! Thanks for the in-depth review :D Not surprisingly, many of the improvements in my work are partly due to viewer comments about what they did and didn't like about my previous productions. Maybe some day I'll catch up to the professionals! :D Thanks again for your time and effort to write that!
Thanks for checking it out! This is probably one of my best Lep productions so far. It was a big, long rearing project, with TONS of pics and video shot. I wrote the music specifically for this project, too. I only with I had my HD equipment at that time. Oh well - I guess I'll just have to do it again now that I have better equipment! :-)
Thanks so much, Monica! I'm really glad you're enjoying my work! :-)
It always amazes me to see how such a large set of wings can come from such a small package! XD I'm glad you enjoyed the show - thanks so much for the visit and kind words! :-)
Fantastic! I've never seen one of these, and their coloration is incredible! It was a monstrous project capturing their full life cycle, I'm sure. Your photography was, as always, spectacular!!
Moosie
Thanks so much - I put a lot of effort into the filming and writing the music for this one... I'm glad you enjoyed! Cheers! =)
Wow, beautiful. Beautiful music, beautiful video. So many amazing things. The honey-comb intricacy of the egg sac, the way the tiny caterpillars blend in with the colour of the leaves, and how ugly they are in their last stage, and how beautiful they become. Wow!!!
Glad you enjoyed this one - it was a big project and a lot of work :-) Thanks for stopping by!
I'm glad you enjoyed the show - thanks for the view and kind words! :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed - thanks for visiting! =)
I'm glad you enjoyed this one - it was a big project and these little critters were quite spectacular to film :-)
Hi Paula! Glad you enjoyed - thanks for watching! :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed this one - it was indeed a lot of work! Thanks for the view and kind words :-)
Those little bugs are really something, aren't they? :D Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-)
Great comment! Thanks so much for the view and kind words - I'm glad you enjoyed the show :-)
Than you so much for all your attention and kind words! =)
Thanks so much for the great comment! This is one of my better works and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :-)
Thank you so much for this great comment! A lot of work went into this project and it's really nice to see it being enjoyed by others! :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by! :-) I found your stuff very cool too - your music is top-notch :D
Well hello there! Glad to see you made it on board - and safely, too!
Thanks once again for watching and all the very nice comments - Such appreciation makes all the hard work well worthwhile :-)
I'm glad you enjoyed this one - it was one of my bigger projects in both photography and music writing :-) Have a great weekend!
Even more interesting is that the closer you look, the more detail and complexity there is to see and discover :-) Thanks for stoping by!
Glad you enjoyed this one - it was a big project and lots of work. Thanks for visiting! :-)
The end of the video is intense. I love the closeup timelapses articulating the colors shifting in the wings, I gotta say that is some blessed footage man. Hairstreaks are tiny, but there is a whole universe of color in those wings.
Thanks so much for the great comment and kind words! I'm happy you're nnjoying my work :-) Cheers!
My pleasure - thanks for stopping by! :D
Thanks for the nice words :-) Yes it was quite the effort to get all this footage, then writing the music and all. Glad it's getting to be enjoyed by all! :D
Thanks so much for the great comment! This was a big project and I'm glad you enjoyed it :-) Cheers!
Hi Milly! Thanks so much for watching, and the nice comment - glad you liked it :D
Thanks so much for the great comment! Nice to hear that my work is appreciated! :-)
I'm glad you liked this one! I had wanted to raise this species for many years. It was one of the most effort-intensive of my many projects... The music was written specifically for this vid, took nearly two weeks - the second longest musical effort next to the "Stitching the Sky" score. I only wish I had shot all the footage in HD, but this was made before I had the capability! :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by! =)
I never considered finding outstanding nature documentary videos on RUclips, but was directed here by a great lep photog from the Northeast. I'm SO glad she posted the link to our nature photo group! I was captivated from the very first, and also appreciated your written chronology in your notes. I'll be passing around the link myself as I know many folks who would hate to have missed this video! BTW, I applaud the soundtrack, too! A perfect marriage with the visual!
Juany - thanks so much for the nice comment. Yes I agree the butterfly's transformation is just an amazing process. I'm glad you enjoyed the documentary. :D
Most of my rearing projects are pretty interesting and enjoyable but this one was particularly so :-) Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thank you for revisiting my childhood with new vision. There were many of these when I was growing up flitting among the lupine and poppies. They frequented by grandparents place; half the yard was garden, the other overgrown with grapes, trees, & a compost heap! Grandpa warned me someday they'd be rare to see, as he watched a great Condor fell swoop from a tree - I was so lucky to love these things! Lastly I saw a mission blue near Pacifica. I miss the bay, & the good golden days...Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Thanks so much for watching and commenting :-) I had wanted to raise this species since I was a kid. It was quite a treat to finally accomplish AND document for everyone else to experience too! This is also one of the few vids for which I wrote the music specifically to go with the events and images. So glad you enjoyed this one :-)
...that was an absolute treat,you've captured some wonderful shots.Together with the real relaxing music,I had a lovely morning coffee,chilled out to this a couple of times and began my day feelin great...what more could anyone ask for!
This must have taken so much work n patience to complete,a real labour of love.
I love the natural world,it never ceases to amaze.Butterfies n moths are a particular fav.,so well done for caprturing moments we might otherwise never have seen so beautifully.
A new favorite for me! Your videos are very inspirational , thanks for all the effort it takes to produce such an incredible video!
Thank you very much for this complete documentary - it is the best I've seen until now!!!
This is very lovely to watch aside from being very informative in itself. It's nice to sometime just stop and cherish the moment watching nature unfolds. Thanks for making that possible for busy people like me..
Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the show! :-)
I found them surprisingly easy to rear - friendly and cooperative. Most hairstreaks ARE smaller and not as brightly colored as these - well worth the effort! :-)
That's great to hear - thank you! I'm glad that you are get as much enjoyment out of these as I am getting from making them :-)
Thanks Linda! I really appeciate the view, comment and stars! :-)
Thanks so much! It was hard to go wrong documenting these butterflies - they are like little jewels! :-)
So nice to hear that my work is appreciated - thank you! :-)
Thanks so much for such a super nice comment! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching :D
Thanks for stopping by! Cheers :D
Glad you enjoyed the show - thanks so much for visiting! =)
Thanks for stopping by! :-)
They sure are beautiful, it's ever so nice to see someone dedicated to such interesting and educational work (:
Thank you very much for recommending this, I really enjoyed it (:
What a beautiful butterfly. Thank you for taking the time to post this for us to see
Thank you so much for the nice comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the show! :-)
So glad you enjoyed -thanks for checking it out! :-)
WOW!! Alot of work went into this. Very good cinematography and excellent close up work. Beautiful. 5/5
I particularly liked the way they change color as the wings expand. Something about the metallic blue/green that really looks cool =)
Wow- the wings unfolding were heavenly! It almost made me cry! I'm not even sure why but that was just beautiful and perfect music too.
So glad you enjoyed this one - it was one of my biggest projects :-)
Super nice comment - thank you very much! I'm glad my work is getting a chance to be seen by those who can appreciate it - nice of you to share it with others. :D Thanks, too, for the comment about the music - that took me about a week to write. :-)
So glad you enjoyed - thanks for stopping by to watch! :-)
Thanks so much for the great comment! I'm happy you're enjoying my video and music :-) Cheers!
Glad you liked! I would guess that bug enthusiasts can especially appreciate this detailed look into such a scarce and spectacular critters. :D
One of my bigger projects and productions - glad you enjoyed! :-)
Thanks for the visit and great comment! I hope your neighbor likes the show too :-)
These are definitely some of the most amazing little bugs, and the irridescent color-changing scales were quite a surprise I wasn't expecting to see. Thanks for checking it out! :-)
Wonderful video. It makes me glad that there are still good people out there who actually care for these majestic creatures :)
It is a truly amazing process - they do actually "pump" a semi-clear fluid into the wings' vein structure to expand them to full size. The fact that they can fit those wings into that tiny little pupal case along with the rest of their body is the real impressive part! Thanks for visiting! :-)
@geoff1945 I'm happy you enjoyed this one - thanks so much for the view and kind words! =)
It was my pleasure - thanks for the view, rate and nice comment! :D
This is beautiful photography and the description is a work of art in itself. I like the way you brought this to my notice, friend.
This was a big project and took a lot of work - glad you enjoyed the show! :-)
Thanks so much for the very comment and stars! Glad you enjoyed :-)
Thanks so much for checking it out and the cool comment! =)
Totally awesome! What a delightful way to start my day. Another breathtaking video from you. Thank you for sharing with us.
Your videos are so incredibly wonderful and I am fascinated by what I have seen so far!! This particular one is very moving - the photography and the whole process is beautifully portrayed by you. Favorited and top stars to your artistic talent!
This is probably one of the most unusual caterpillars I have reared yet. You're right - when they are scattered around the mistletoe plant in small numbers they are nearly impossible to detect unless you spend a LOT of time examining each leaf. Thanks for checking it out! :-)
Amazing video of awe-inspiring and thought-provoking beauty. Thank you for making and sharing it! 5 stars!!!
Yea, they're shy little bugs! The only time you can see them with their wings open is when they're mounted in collections or better - when they first emerge like this! Glad you liked the music, too - that took me a week! Thanks so much! :D
Absolutely amazing compilation. You want to see metamorphosis in action, I couldn't suggest a better video. It's absolutely crazy how the larva go from caterpillar to butterfly.
That's so nice to hear - thanks so much for watching and commenting :D
Always loved nature documentaries, myself. The images you've taken are certainly worthy of that :::smiles:::
That is so nice to hear! Thanks for letting me know, I hope you both continue to enjoy work :-) Have a great week!
One of the most beautifull nature creation I've ever seen. Great vid 5/5!
My pleasure - so glad you got to watch and enjoy! :D
Quite a show they put on. Thanks for watching! :D
I'm glad you enjoyed the show! Thanks so much for watching and the nice comment =)
Thanks for the nice comment! There are many Lyceanidae larvae that look similar to this one (weird little wormies!), so if it was actually eating the Sugar Maple leaves, it was probably another species.
These little guys only eat Mistletoe, although the one(s) you photographed may have been moving from a nearby Mistletoe plant, looking for a place to pupate... Usually under the bark or debris around the base of the tree. :-)
Fascinating life cycle. Gorgeous transformation. Nature is an amazing thing...