A new garden visitor, the Hooded Oriole
Hooded Oriole on a cable wire above the garden A few days ago, as I was observing bees in the lavatera shrub, I suddenly heard the...
Strolling in the rain
As the rain fell steadily earlier this week , I spotted a California towhee couple out and about around the driveway. They seemed to...
Happy Spring!
It's that time of year to decorate our home with symbols of Spring and hope! Above are eggs that we hollowed out and decorated with...
Springtime and birds
And who is resting with their tail feathers in the birdbath water? A white crowned sparrow. It's so much fun observing the garden and all...
Gobbling up those blossoms
Well....here's one of the bushtits eating the cape honeysuckle blossoms. Most of the birds that frequent our garden love this shrub that...
Meanwhile, a towhee gathers twigs for its nest in the backyard
Towhee scoping out the surroundings for nest materials This week we noticed a pair of California towhees hunting for twigs in our...
Our bedding supplies are accepted!
I took the photo above yesterday morning. As you can see, at least a third of the cat fur is gone! I didn't actually see any birds come...
Come and get it!
We decided to go with the bird suet receptacle for storing and presenting bird nesting material. It costs less than 5 dollars and you can...
Springtime is nesting time!
bird in the neighbors' apple tree For the past week or so, there is a lot of singing, chirping, warbling and yes, twittering, going on in...
Lemon harvest courtesy of the bees
The first real harvest in months from our Lisbon lemon tree! They are oh so delicious, juicy and sweet. And all courtesy of our...
