Food for bees after the cutting of the lavatera
Honey bee in a nasturtium blossom This weekend we cut the lavatera tree down to the nubs to save it from the rust virus that had spread...
Bees at work
It was very warm on Sunday May 1st, which meant a lot of bees out and about. Here are images of different bees in the garden on various...
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...
Hooded orioles nesting in the palm tree
We finally are able to observe hooded orioles nesting in the neighbors' palm tree. As you may remember, in an earlier post several months...
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...