California towhee fledgling
I was out in the backyard and noticed this California towhee on the fence. I walked very slowly and quietly to get close enough to get a...
Bewick's Wren
Bewick's wren on a fence next to a jasmine shrub It took me several months to identify this bird that has been hopping around the garden...
Hummingbird enjoying the salvia
Bees are not the only ones crazy about the blue indigo spires and the black and blue salvia. I also observe Annas hummingbirds sipping...
Birds in the garden
Chestnut back chickadee fledgling The garden is full of bird activity and song every day from morning through twilight. Here are some...
Lemon Tree White Fly blight under control!
Honey bee on Lisbon lemon blossoms As you may remember from one of my early April posts, we discovered that the beloved lemon tree was...
Bushtit family on an outing
Baby bushtit (left) and its parent Yesterday as I stopped to look out our front door I saw three bushtits hopping around in the lemon...
Lamb's ear and catnip to feed your pollinators
lamb's ear stachys byzantina with flowers Lamb's ear is a nonnative perennial, native to Iran, Turkey and Armenia. It has thick, soft...
Evening bird activity in the garden
Since this was a warm evening I tried to capture some images of bird activity in the garden. We always hear so many birds singing,...
New plants for the pollinators in the garden
Dwarf Blue Indigo Salvia, behind on the left is a small chive plant, to the right a sage plant with edible leaves used in cooking and...
Happy Earth Day!
And here is the perfect video to celebrate:
