Leave the Leaves!
Support pollinators and other invertebrates. Read more here: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves?fbclid=IwAR14wSHwEsyrCRcIxZQft6iOhy...
Just say No to Spring Backyard Habitat Destruction!
Spring is bird nesting season and when pollinators emerge from their nests. Unfortunately it also coincides with annual spring shrub and...
Feed Caterpillars, Plant Host Plants!
Find your productive plant hosts here: https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/?fbclid=IwAR0EfTOvVxj69-F62tGT0h5TRlSa8Lc3cuoKbvklrghY3E85UP...
Results from the Great Backyard Bird Count 2022
Hermit thrush on a dried California figwort stem in our backyard. The results are in! More than 320,000 participants from all over the...
Mealtime for birds in the garden
I never tire of observing creatures in our garden. Some of the birds visiting this past week were Brown-Eyed Bushtits, who always travel...
Protect Owls!
Owls will keep down the rodent population anywhere they inhabit. Within a season a group of owls can eliminate a population of several...
The Great Backyard Bird Count
The Great Backyard Bird Count is celebrating its 25th anniversary! You too can be part of this important global event, going on now...
Importance of Community Scientists and Native Plants
You too can participate in helping our feathered friends and scientists! For information click on this: https://www.audubon.org/content/h...
First blooms of the year in the native patch
It's that time of year for some of the native plants to start to bloom, especially after the December rains and a few unusually warm...
Ceanothus in bloom
All the rain showers in late December resulted in this loveliness. the Ray Hartman ceanothus and one of the lavender shrubs in the...
