Bird Action in the Backyard
Sometimes you can get lucky and capture and an interesting image just by chance. I was photographing the bird on the left, which I...
Monarch chrysalides after the rain
As you may remember from posts last month, fourteen monarch caterpillars grew big and plump after devouring leaves on our narrow milkweed...
After the rains
Plants look refreshed after the steady rains that lasted for a day and a half. The reflections in the raindrops caught in the plants are...
Backyard Observations
A tree fern's frond slowly unfurling its leaves Meanwhile, nearby, a monarch caterpillar decided to weave its silk pad to attach itself...
Anna's Hummingbird bathing in raindrops
We've had quite a lot of unseasonable rain for the past two days, and when the showers are light the Anna's hummingbirds don't seem to...
Blooming natives
For some reason many people think that California native plants are dull and without lovely blossoms. Here are several natives blooming...
Lovely Umber Skipper on a Buddleia flower head
The umber skippers are back! And they are so cute with their large brown eyes and feathery antennae. They are fairly easy to photograph...
Monarch Caterpillars munching and growing
We are no longer raising monarch caterpillars indoors, just letting things happen naturally. Currently there are more than eleven pots of...
Honeybees in the blooms
Oh, if I were a honey bee, I probably would be so happy at this time of year when plants are producing the first blooms of the season,...
Mining Bee and the Tricolored Gilia
Just as I hoped, the Tricolored, or Birds Eye Gilia reseeded throughout our native plant patch, and now there is a lovely mini-meadow....
