after the rain today
It's always fun to walk around the garden in the rain, or after, to see how it has refreshed the plants, soaked the ground and provided...
bird visitors between the rain showers
It's always fun to observe birds visiting the container plants in our backyard. I have yet to identify this bird sitting on the rim of...
White crowned sparrow enjoying the long awaited November rain
Usually when it rains most birds take shelter in trees and bushes. But I'm sure our native birds in California have missed the rain and...
A rare visit of a California towhee in the birdbath!
This Towhee was happily splashing in one of our birdbaths today. I thought that the birds wouldn't be interested in our birdbaths now...
Bird nest in the rosebush!
Bird nest deep in the Flower Girl rosebush While I was pruning dried up branches in our garden today, I discovered another surprise: a...
A nest in the Solanum!
While walking around our garden that doesn't look its best now that summer is ending and most plants are losing their blooms, I looked up...
must be a sign of autumn...
female house finch visiting our bird bath This summer, with such dry conditions, we decided to create and set up birdbaths for our...
delicious treats for the hummers
Penstemon tubular bells rose: Penstemon hartwegii in our back garden It's so nice to see plants still blooming when most are going dry...
hummingbird watching in the garden
Anna's hummingbird at the nectar feeder in our backyard Every time I observe a hummingbird I always feel like I'm seeing one for the...
In drought, "pop up" wetlands provide badly needed bird habitat!
sandhill cranes, Woodbridge, CA Thank you California rice farmers! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/13/pop-up-wetlands-drought_n_581...
