Oak titmouse in the backyard
What luck to get this shot of the oak titmouse through our kitchen window! These birds are small, yet have very bold, elaborate calls and...
Happy May Day with the cabbage moth
A cabbage moth flitted around the garden today and lingered in a patch of native plants, sipping nectar and sunning itself. First it flew...
Oh no! Rust virus attacks the Lavatera shrub!
Well, the rust disease is attacking our lavatera shrub and this is not going to be a cheerful post. Lavatera is member of the mallow...
Honey bee and the orange blossom
A honey bee spent a few minutes on a blossom on the dwarf Valencia orange tree. It was very intent on getting everything it could out of...
Surprises in the backyard
This past weekend, since it was warm I felt it was time to transplant root-bound plants to larger containers. I was surprised to find so...
Welcome back, Umber Skippers !
How exciting! Today I saw umber skippers in the garden for the first time since last autumn! The skipper in the image above is perched on...