Life and death
Bees face so many perils, that it really is a wonder that they manage to stay alive. There are natural enemies such as predatory wasps,...
Flowers in the late afternoon
Sometimes the light in the late afternoon, just before sunset is very dramatic. Here are some photos I took in our garden this weekend:...
Hard workers
With the sunny weather these days, and plants producing their flowers, there are more bees in the garden collecting pollen and feeding on...
The Bumble Bees are back!
I am so excited to see Bumble Bees back in the garden! For the past few days I always see two bombus californicus California Bumble Bee...
American robin in the redwood tree
My first sighting of an American robin in our garden! While observing bees in the ceanothus, I heard a distinctly different bird call in...
Happy Easter from busy bees
What a beautiful sight! Bees all over the blooming Ray Hartman ceanothus shrub. How many honey bees do you see in this picture? When I...