Busy day on the Sapphire Salvia
Monday, Memorial Day, was a very busy day on the Sapphire Salvia plants. Bees were on there all day, sometimes both carpenter bees and...
The backyard is abloom!
This is the wonderful time of year when plants blossom again, and the pollinators are monitoring the development of their food sources....
Birds snacking
Today while I checked the garden between periods of rain showers, I heard a crow cawing. It seemed very insistent, so I looked up and saw...
Backyard blooms for the pollinators
The hummingbird salvia is starting to bloom. The blossoms are such a vivid magenta color, that they add a pop of brightness to the...
Out of the pots and into the mud
With all of this rain, especially steady soft rain, it's a great time to transplant from pots to the ground. There is no danger of frost,...
Honey bee and Anna's hummingbird in the rosemary
Walking around the garden today after a rain shower, a delightful sight - an Anna's hummingbird and a honey bee feasting on the nectar of...
Happy Holidays!
Anna's Hummingbird in the rain
The ever vigilant hummingbird
The Anna's hummingbirds that visit the garden are very territorial about the nectar we cook for them, especially when the nectar is...
Birds in the backyard
White crowned sparrow We hear so many different bird calls and songs in the garden these days. Some I recognize, such as House finches,...
Rare sight of hummingbirds sharing feeder
The Anna's hummingbirds that visit the garden are very territorial and never share the nectar feeder with others. We are accustomed to...
