Anna's Hummingbirds
I discovered this fascinating book yesterday, and will be reading it. Terry Maeser, the author, has been rescuing injured Anna's...
Leaf cutter female bee and the first cosmos flower
The first cosmos flowers are blooming in the backyard. And on a day when the sun barely appeared, the bright colors of the flowers stood...
Point Reyes coast, California
On the trail to the beach in Point Reyes, there were many fields of wildflowers, and even in the foggy cool weather, there were bees at...
Point Reyes, California
This weekend we took a day trip to Point Reyes, my favorite place to go to be in nature, enjoying the brisk ocean wind, and refresh my...
Plum season!
We are in the midst of plum season. Many branches of our neighbors' plum tree hang over the fence and are laden with fruit. Fortunately,...
The umber skippers and Shasta daisies
Here's one of the friendly umber skippers that are always visiting the garden. They seem to really love the Shasta daisy nectar because...
Bees and the yellow monkey flowers
The money flower plant is growing quite rapidly and producing more and more blossoms. The flowers are very beautiful on this particular...
Bees and the flowers
We do have many native plants for the bees, but they do like roses, too. Here is a honey bee collecting nectar and pollen from one of our...
Fledgling number two out of the nest and flying around the garden
A few hours after I observed fledgling number two testing its wings while sitting on the edge of the nest (see video in previous post), I...
One Anna's hummingbird already fledged, the second one to go
Two days ago, when I checked the Anna's hummingbird nest, there was only one still there. We figured that the one that sat on the side of...
