Happy California Poppy Day! My garden is celebrating today. 🥳

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Cloud Cover + Dropping Temps = Transplant time for the milkweed! Made a giant window box on wheels for the Narrow Leaf Milkweed. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #SaveTheMonarchs #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

Gardening to the tunes of Sons of the San Joaquin…. naturally! 🤠 #sonsofthesanjoaquin #centralvalleycalifornia #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

I saw my first Hummingbird / Sphinx Moths of the season yesterday evening… one of my favorite visitors in the garden! Today I found this empty pupa that one of them left behind under my tree. Nature is so cool. 😎 🐛

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Just came home from an awesome camping trip to the first Poppies poppin’ in the garden!

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Happy World Sparrow Day! May all of your sparrows be thriving and may all of your wallets recover. 💰

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Another native flower has made its first debut in the garden! Lacy Phacelia. The garden is full of these buds that are ready to pop. I can’t wait to see more of them… and more bees, too! 🐝 #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

We restructured the habitat hedge by pulling it away from the fence and adding support to make it a more manageable wildlife structure. It’s a simple way to turn yard waste into habitat.
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Someone is definitely using the habitat hedge. Every time I add to it, a burrow is re-opened. I'm letting this one break down & am starting a new one that isn't against the wooden fence so it doesn't decay 😅 #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

"Taking a drink"
One of my bonded scrub-jay pairs is in nesting mode. They landed together on the birdbath. He took 2 big gulps, then passed the water to her. Total trust & intention.Then they flew off as a unit. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden
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I was excited to see this Turkey Vulture a couple days ago. It has been a few years since I've seen one soaring over our property. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

DAILY MORNING CHECKLIST:
✅ 1. Feed the birds
✅ 2. Start the coffee
✅ 3. Check on Jackie & Shadow 🦅

So beautiful this morning! 🥹
Source and live cam: m.youtube.com/channel/UCsF...

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CA Baby Blue Eyes are popping up all over the garden. A no fuss plant that caters to early pollinators when the weather is still cool. I wish I knew how long it has been since they were allowed to grow naturally on my land. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

A Red Admiral has taken residence in the garden. It has been hilarious to watch him perch in wait & "chase off" the sparrows all day. In reality the birds are unphased, but I am sure The Admiral is quite pleased with himself. 😂 #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

Consider adding nesting materials to your wildlife friendly garden. Be sure to use all natural materials. Consider: old spider webs, fur, moss, raw cotton, wool, mud, native dried grass & seed fluff. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

Today I spotted a damselfly exoskeleton that was left behind after a nymph freshly emerged from my pond before flying away. I wonder if this ghostly exuvia belongs to the one in the water that I photographed yesterday... #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #InsectFriendlyGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

1st spotting of a damselfly nymph in my mini pond. It has been metamorphosizing under the surface of the water for around 5 months & is just hours away from emerging above water, shedding it's exuvia & taking flight. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

My bat house from Bat Conservation and Management has been delivered! I’m so excited. Pics to come 🦇

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Acclimating my new Pacific Tree Frog tadpoles. Floating their bag & slowly adding water from their new home helps equalize temperature & pH to avoid shock. Have pond established & bio diverse before adding tadploes. No filters! #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Amphibians #BirdFriendlyGarden

I asked CoPilot: If I were a bird, what kind of bird would I be?”

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Yay! My Native California born and raised Pacific Tree Frog tadpoles have arrived! #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #Amphibians #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

Any guesses what might be sprouting next to these Valley Oak Acorns? It was most likely in Larner's California Native Shade seed mix that I broadcasted. 🤔 #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

Off The Garden Path: A little Oak titmouse hopping from branch to branch in the Blue Oak Trees at Eastman Lake; Keeping me company while I sip my coffee first thing in the morning at our camp site. I live for simple moments like this. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden

Acorn Woodpeckers densely populate Eastman Lake. I love that management leaves decaying trees to wildlife instead of cutting them all down. They are so important for a balanced ecosystem. I wish more Cal State Parks would do the same. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden

100s birds overwintered in my garden. I regret not taking pics of the big flocks before they migrated North. Aside from the few straggling White Crowned Sparrows, the House Sparrows have taken their place and I love them just the same. #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #Birding #BirdFriendlyGarden

My little pond janitors are hard at work taking care of the algae as the temps rise. They are one reason filters arent necessary in a properly balaced wildlife pond. (Front: Ramshorn Snail) (Back: Bladderpod Snail) #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden

White Yarrow taking their sweet damn time. Been lookin' like this for WEEKS!
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Harvesting and planting our volunteer native California Sunflower seeds is paying off! The birds will be so happy. (Helianthus Californicus). #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden

It’s the 1st of March and the garden is very much alive & beaming with so many animals & native plants! (Picture of my first Western Toad sighting of the season).
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