The Flame skimmer is back
The female Flame skimmer Libellula saturata is back! Here she is perched on a dried up stalk of an orange sulphur Klondike cosmos plant...
mama monarch butterfly?
There is a beautiful monarch butterfly that often visits the patio and front yard. Here she is feeding on nectar in a California Delta...
"Bee Swell" website
Bee Swell http://beeswell.org/ is a wonderful website that promotes awareness of problems our pollinators are facing today. They provide...
The American Lady butterfly
An American Lady butterfly Vanessa virginiensis spent a lot of time on the patio visiting flowers for nectar. I haven't seen it on cosmos...
More monarch caterpillars, oh my!
Look what I found on one of our Narrow Leaf Milkweed plants this morning. I couldn't believe my eyes when I discovered this monarch...
How to attract hundreds of pollinators to your garden
After developing a mostly native plant garden in our current home, I now know which are the prime plants that will attract local...