Don't cut down those dead stems of native plants!
The Hummingbird Hill Native Plant Nursery took these photos with a macro lens to show how important it is to leave native plants standing...
The pandemic quieted San Francisco...
This is a fascinating article about how in a quieter city, white-crowned sparrows sing with a wider vocal range....
Cute White-Crowned Sparrow
A beautiful white-crowned sparrow visited the bird bath to have a drink of water. I took these photos through a glass sliding door when I...
The beauty of a sunset
Yesterday evening I glanced out our living room in passing, and had to grab my camera to take this photo. You just have to marvel at the...
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...
