Nuttall Woodpecker female in the Redwood Tree
Yesterday morning while I was clearing English ivy from our fence I heard a gently tapping. This happened when I was putting the cut...
Still visiting
Much to everyone's delight, there seems to be a population explosion of monarch butterflies in our neighborhood this autumn. Through...
Northern Mockingbird and the Black Jack Fig
We have a Black Jack Fig tree growing in a large container on our patio, next to the Meyer lemon tree. This variety of fig tree is a...
Native buckwheat still blooming and lovely
The native buckwheat plants are simply the best to grow in our hardpan California clay soil. The very lovely red buckwheat Eriogonum...
The White-Crowned Sparrows are back
Somehow I don't remember the White-Crowned sparrows arriving so soon in our garden, but according to the Audubon Society, this would be...
Birds in the Bath
The birdbath certainly is THE place to be, both for drinking and bathing. Although the bath isn't very large, the Western Scrub jays...