Saw a Scrub Jay take a deer mouse today, then stop for a drink before returning to the prey. The sparrows have suddenly gone quiet - classic short-term nesting buffer? Potential hatchlings??
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Our little California Ground Squirrel buddy that hung out with us for a 4 day stay at Millerton Lake. He was the head of the colony and quite full of himself!
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This beautiful little toad must have pulled an all-nighter. He was still up, enjoying the morning sun and a soak in my pond this morning with his snail friend. Not long after, I watched him mosey off and slip into his toad abode.
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Happy California Poppy Day! My garden is celebrating today. 🥳
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🎼Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise 🎼
Red-Winged Blackbird - San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
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We watched this rattlesnake swim far out into the lake, likely for a hunt at the San Luis Reservoir. It was headed straight toward a swarm of Tree Swallows skimming the water surface
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My Little Butter-Butt Borb lookin' all cute and coy before a bath. Yellow Rumped Warblers are my most frequent cool weather bathers.
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Off The Garden Path: Yet another Great Blue Heron successfully evading a closeup picture. Many more evasive Heron pictures to come. Eastman Lake, Chowchilla CA
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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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Happy World Sparrow Day! May all of your sparrows be thriving and may all of your wallets recover. 💰
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Watching another damselfly pond emergence in progress. These guys are a great natural defense against mosquito larva!
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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
It doesn't look like much is going on above the surface of my Narrowleaf Milkweed, but below? An extensive root system is establishing itself that will get this plant through our harsh valley conditions #WildlifeGarden #PollinatorGarden #CaliforniaNativePlants #SaveTheMonarchs #BirdFriendlyGarden
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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I spotted a Western Toad tadpole in the mini wildlife pond! And a snail poop. 😂 Even at this stage, toad tadpoles have mild toxins that make them less desirable to predators like fish, turtles, and birds. #WildlifeGarden #PollinatorGarden #Amphibians #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden
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 🦇
#SaveTheBats #BatConservation #BatHouse #WildlifeGarden #NativePlantGarden #PollinatorGarden #BirdFriendlyGarden #LegaseedWildlifeGarden
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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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
