Lesser Goldfinch and the Delta Sunflower
The Delta Sunflower Helianthus annuus“Delta Sunflower" is constantly visited by many kinds of creatures. And now when some of the leaves...
Buckeye Butterfly visitor
How exciting! My first sighting of a buckeye butterfly Junonia coenia in our garden! And just a day after seeing leaf cutting bees on...
Leaf Cutting Bee on the Chim Chiminee
So nice to see a leaf cutting bee on the Rudbeckia hirta "Chim Chiminee". This is a hard to find "Black Eyed Susan" that I purchased from...
Skunks in the garden beds
These aren't the greatest images, but they were taken through both a glass and screen sliding doors. It was evening and I happened to...
Sunday greetings to you!
Here is a Yellow-Faced bumble bee flying in the California Thai Silk poppy patch. Look at all that pollen in its basket!
Monarch Caterpillars are growing
Here is one of the caterpillars who were still tiny eggs nineteen days ago. It is a little less than 1/4 inch long, and is on a showy...
Anna's Hummingbirds in the Garden
Some of the plants in our garden I intentionally planted for our local hummingbirds as their nectar source. Instead of a feeder, which we...
A Summer Long-horned Bee laden with Pollen
Just look at all that pollen that this Summer Long-horned female has groomed into its scopa on its hind legs. Yes, all that bright yellow...
Thank your Flower Flies
Flower flies, otherwise known as hover flies or syrphid flies, are common visitors in gardens, but because some of them, like this one,...
Feed the Pollinators
And they will help feed you. It's that time of year when we see the lovely and tasty results of a great team effort, ours and the bees'....
