Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden
Earlier this year, a visit to a butterfly garden in Dallas got me thinking about filming butterflies. Since moving to McKinney, I'd also been wanting to spend some time at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary.
Earlier this year, a visit to a butterfly garden in Dallas got me thinking about filming butterflies. Since moving to McKinney, I’ve wanted to spend some time filming at the Heard Museum. My wife, Hannah, reached out to see how we could help, and we ended up volunteering our time to film a welcome video for schools and organizations planning field trips to the museum.
More recently, I returned with my camera to film the Native Texas Butterfly House and Garden.
One of the people I met was a volunteer who spends her summers there with her daughter. She shared her love of butterflies with me, and it was easy to understand why. As soon as you step into the garden, butterflies are floating all around you.
While filming, I captured a Pipevine Swallowtail, a butterfly with iridescent blue wings. It's one to keep an eye out for on your next visit.
I hope this short film gives you a little sense of what it's like to be there. Sometimes the best way to appreciate a place in your own backyard is to slow down and look a little closer.