The Summer Long-Horned Bees are Back!
Look who was in a cosmos cupcake blossom this weekend. I was so happy to see this Summer Long-Horned female bee Melissodes robustior....
Success with two male monarchs
Oh, how lovely he is. Late this morning both monarchs emerged in good shape. They are both males. Monarch male number one emerged at...
Surprise visitors at the bird bath today
We rarely see hooded orioles in our garden here, usually once a year. Imagine my surprise when I happened to look through a window at the...
Anna's Hummingbird feasting
We have a lot of plants to provide the hummingbirds with nectar and some areas of the patio seem to have ended up being mostly for their...
Time to raise the monarch caterpillars
Good grief! It's already time to raise the monarch caterpillars. I posted pictures last week of a couple of tiny monarch caterpillars I...