A few things prompted this post; first, I found an injured hummingbird, which I rushed to a local rehabber, where I learned suggestions to help ailing birds. Then there are the foxes. Seems our half-acre yard has hosted so many wildlife births and critter wanderings this spring. I even got to …
It’s Springtime – I found a baby/injured animal….
Note: It's 'I found a baby animal' time! So I'm republishing this 2018 article with a couple updates. Raptor rehabber Kandie Cansler of Bear Paw Ranch Wildlife Rehab, who helped rehabilitate an injured red-shouldered hawk we found, provided the following list of common questions, and …
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Four Endangered California Native Plants Finally Get Saved
A shorter version appeared in the Redlands Community News. For Scott Eliason, a Regional Botanist with the U.S. Forest Service, the recent agreement protecting four endangered plants from mining goes far, far back. Over 25 years..... When Eliason began working on the San Bernardino National …
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Bumble Bees – Read this & you will appreciate them too
This is an offshoot from another article I wrote. Bugs are good! I'm fascinated with Bumble Bees. Since we replaced our front lawn with mostly California native plants - now almost 15 years ago - I can't wait for January when our first manzanitas start blooming -- and there they are. Bumble Bees! …
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Bugs are Good….! and need our conservation
Featured Photo by Emily Bendemire. (Updated 11/24) E.O. Wilson, the ecologist and author known as the ‘father of biodiversity’, championed insects during his long career. He was the one who said, “If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium …
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My Favorite Nature Photos of 2022
With more resumption of normal life, I didn't have my camera out as much as the previous couple years -- but still have photos and stories to share. Here are some from our yard and from the special Central California Coast community of Morro Bay, which we have been visiting more. And a couple other …