birds and bees
Well hello there! Here is a California towhee strolling in the backyard. As our plants grow bigger, it's great to see all the wildlife...
Bees out and about
Last weekend we had some warm weather and I observed some bees around and in the garden. Some were too far away to photograph, high up on...
Mmm, ivy berries
The cedar waxwings are getting used to me. I was sitting on a chair on the patio, and suddenly they were fairly close, above the Meyer...
Nesting time
The mockingbird couple is now picking twigs for nesting material. Above is an image of one of the mockingbirds about to eat some ivy...
Ooh, the hooded orioles are here!
While gazing out the window at the backyard, I suddenly noticed two flashes of lemon in the light rain. A pair of hooded orioles! The...
birds around the garden
So many birds around here, it's such a delight to see and hear them. The mockingbirds are the first we hear early in the morning, and the...
Bees in the garden
Here is our friend Bombus vosnesenskii the Yellow-faced Bumble bee worker again, on a Sunshine blueberry stem. Such a cute, large fuzzy...
How to really save bees!
image by Megan E. Leach Great article from "The Humane Gardener"! http://www.humanegardener.com/how-to-really-save-the-bees/
Save our bees!
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2017/bees-03-01-2017.php
How many Cedar waxwings do you see?
From our patio I observe the wildlife in our neighbor's coastal redwood tree. In the morning the tree is always full of birds. How many...
