Success with two male monarchs
Oh, how lovely he is. Late this morning both monarchs emerged in good shape. They are both males. Monarch male number one emerged at...
Monarch chrysalides preparing to eclose
How exciting! The monarch chrysalides are preparing to eclose. These two buddies spun their silk pads, went into "j" form, and then...
Honey Bee full of pollen
While observing the variety of bees visiting the blooming lambs ear patch, it was such a treat to see this honey bee land on the flower...
Gilia Capitata "Blue Thimble Flower"
The Gilia Capitata “Blue Thimble Flower”, a California native, reseeded itself so well from last year, that it creates a nice patch of...
The Green Sweat Bees are Back
It's that time of year for the green sweat bees Agapostemon Guerin-Meneville to return to the garden. These are the A. texanus species,...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee approaching Bee Plant
Oh, we have so many yellow-faced bumble bees Bombus vosnesenskii constantly visiting the garden, both around the California native patch...
Surprise visitors at the bird bath today
We rarely see hooded orioles in our garden here, usually once a year. Imagine my surprise when I happened to look through a window at the...
Anna's Hummingbird feasting
We have a lot of plants to provide the hummingbirds with nectar and some areas of the patio seem to have ended up being mostly for their...
Time to raise the monarch caterpillars
Good grief! It's already time to raise the monarch caterpillars. I posted pictures last week of a couple of tiny monarch caterpillars I...
Lovely buckwheat
It's that time of year when the buckwheat plants start to bloom again, just when the late Spring plants lose their blossoms. And look how...
