Leave the Leaves!
Support pollinators and other invertebrates. Read more here: https://xerces.org/blog/leave-the-leaves?fbclid=IwAR14wSHwEsyrCRcIxZQft6iOhy...
Poppies and other native plants waking up
California poppy plants are growing taller and lusher in the front yard. The color of the poppies are so vibrant that they seem to glow...
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...
Another awesome sunset after a gray day
While the Sierras are getting a lot of snow, we have some chilly temperatures again, after experiencing balmy weather. Two days ago it...
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...
Hooray for native bees
This post is from the Facebook page ‘the bees in your back yard’. Free online book about our native bees HERE:...
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...
