Gulf Fritillary in the late autumn sun
Now that the days are much cooler here, there are few butterflies around. When the daytime temperatures hit the mid-60's at the warmest,...
Hangry Monarch Caterpillars
This article confirmed what I've observed about monarch caterpillars. I've seen and wondered about the head-butting when one of these...
Ultraviolet light, flowers and pollinators
What a fascinating article and equally fantastic photos by Craig Burrows, of flowers and how they appear to pollinators. The pollen of...
Busy Bath Time
The hermit thrush, who is looking at me in the photo above, was happily bathing and soaking in the bird bath. A golden-crowned sparrow...
Saved a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee from a terrible fate
The other day while I was out in the front yard, my neighbor was painting the door of her utility cupboard, which is attached to her...
Great expectations for this one
A few months ago, I planted this blue blossom ceanothus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus in our native patch. We have one growing in a large pot on...
Dramatic Autumn Sunset
What dramatic sunsets we've been experiencing these past few days! And they aren't due to smoke particles in the air, because there...
Ah, bees
It's so good to still see many pollinators around, including bees and butterflies. Here is a Yellow-Face bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii...
