Rufous hummingbird visiting the Hummingbird sage
A rare sighting, a Rufous hummingbird visiting the plants around the patio. Usually Anna's hummingbirds are the only ones we see around...
Happy Easter or Passover!
It's sheer delight to observe daily the Yellow-Faced Bumble Bees as they visit their favorite nectar and pollen sources in the garden. As...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee pays a visit
At last, another visit from a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii ! Ever since I read that this bee is now considered endangered,...
Adorable Oak Titmouse
I just love the oak titmouse. They sing and chirp throughout the day, and bathe in the bird bath, but are more elusive than the other...
Siskiyou Woolly Sunflowers like sunshine
Oh my goodness! The Siskiyou Woolly Sunflowers Eriophyllum lanatum are slowly but surely starting to bloom, and the color of these...
A Digger Bee, Anthrophora curta, new resident in the garden
I finally figured out what kind of digger bee this little one is, an Anthrophora curta. Until now I only observed Ivory Banded Digger...
First Western monarch sighting in the garden
Welcome back! With their population drastically diminishing, anytime I see a Western monarch I find it such an uplifting experience. And...
Yellow faced bumble bee in a California poppy
Ah, my first observation of the year of a Yellow-faced bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii in a California poppy in the garden. I rarely see...
Cedar Waxwings are back
Oh how I love the cedar waxwings! I look forward to their arrival every spring, and here they are. This morning was the first time this...
California Bumble Bee on the Island Alum Root
Yesterday I wrote a post about the blossoming Island Alum Root Heuchera maxima plant. Well look who was visiting all of the blossoms...
