Ladybug to the rescue
I noticed this seven dot ladybug on a leaf of one of the Lupinus arboreus "Yellow Coastal Bush Lupine" shrubs. Looking closer I realized...
Young House Finch Visitor
The house finches have been back in the neighborhood for about a month. They are some of the most frequent visitors of our makeshift...
It's the Ivory Banded Digger Bee
This weekend I got lucky getting images of the very busy Ivory Banded Digger Bees Amegilla quadrifasciata in the garden. This one is in...
Welcome to all the ladybugs
It seems like everywhere I look in the garden these days there is a ladybug (or ladybird) Coccinellidae. And what a blessing they are,...
Look who loves the Yellow Coastal Bush Lupine
Our Yellow Coastal Bush Lupines Lupinus arboreus are growing quickly and the bees love the blossoms. Here is a yellow-faced bumble bee...
Ladybugs on dried Delta Sunflowers
You might remember that a few weeks ago I posted a photo of ladybug larva on a dried California Delta Sunflower. This mature ladybug...
Happy World Bee Day!
I'm a day late posting these images from our garden for the first World Bee Day, but better late than never, right? This wool carder bee...
Bewick's Wren
We are fortunate to hear bird calls and songs throughout the day in the garden and surrounding trees. To capture these creatures in a...
First Female Wool Carder Bee Sighting
The wool carder bees Anthidium Fabricius are back, and right on schedule. Their flight season is from May to October, and since this is...
Lovely Margarita Bop Penstemon
Aren't these lovely flowers? Both of our Margarita Bop Penstemon Penstemon heterophyllus'Margarita BOP' plants are in full bloom, growing...
