Wool carder bee approaching the Yellow Coastal Bush Lupine
The wool carder bees are back! And when they are not being territorial about their favorite flowers, chasing away other bees, they can be...
Anna's Hummingbird sipping from a California Figwort blossom
Now that the California Figwort Scrophularia californica is blooming again, the hummingbirds have another nectar source in our plant beds...
Happy Earth Day to you!
Oh, the front garden is looking so good now. No wonder it is full of bees now. In the foreground are lambs ears, behind them are a...
A Spotted Towhee at the birdbath
Another unusual visitor in the backyard, a Spotted Towhee. At first, because of the colors of the bird's feathers, I thought this was an...
Rufous hummingbird visiting the Hummingbird sage
A rare sighting, a Rufous hummingbird visiting the plants around the patio. Usually Anna's hummingbirds are the only ones we see around...
Happy Easter or Passover!
It's sheer delight to observe daily the Yellow-Faced Bumble Bees as they visit their favorite nectar and pollen sources in the garden. As...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee pays a visit
At last, another visit from a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii ! Ever since I read that this bee is now considered endangered,...
Adorable Oak Titmouse
I just love the oak titmouse. They sing and chirp throughout the day, and bathe in the bird bath, but are more elusive than the other...
Siskiyou Woolly Sunflowers like sunshine
Oh my goodness! The Siskiyou Woolly Sunflowers Eriophyllum lanatum are slowly but surely starting to bloom, and the color of these...
Lovely California natives in the late afternoon light
How lovely these blossoms looked as they swayed in the breeze. The Verbena de la Mina, in the foreground, has grown to almost four times...
