The Anna's hummingbird babies have fledged!
So much has happened in the Anna's hummingbird nest these past few days. It has been very breezy and cooled down quite a bit, typical for...
Swallowtail caterpillars!
At last! I planted a brown fennel plant in a container a couple of years ago, hoping to attract swallowtail butterflies to lay eggs on it....
The naked buckwheat is blooming and attracting local pollinators
The naked buckwheat plant is now in bloom, and for the first time in several years, I observed a hairstreak butterfly in our garden. This...
The baby hummingbirds are growing
The baby Anna's hummingbirds hatched nine days ago and are rapidly growing. Every morning and evening, and during the weekends, several...
The Bewick's wren
In the late afternoon a few days ago, looking out the kitchen window we noticed a Bewick's wren in the large container where a Sapphire...
The California towhee
The California towhees are frequent visitors to our garden, especially now with the Sunshine blueberries in season. See how clever the...
The Anna's hummingbird eggs have hatched!
How exciting! The Anna's hummingbird's eggs have hatched! We don't know how long she incubated her eggs, because we only noticed her...
The umber skipper and the honey bee
I love to watch umber skippers because they seem curious and playful, flitting around the same area and lingering for a long time on...
More nests around the garden
Now that we discovered the hummingbird with her nest in the fig tree, I'm noticing more and more nesting activity around the garden. Up...
Birds nesting around the garden
I haven't posted much about bird observations this spring, aside from sightings of the hooded oriole nesting in the palm tree, and the...
