Last Stand of Summer in the CA Wildlife Garden

Tailed Copper Butterfly Enjoying Nectar of California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum) Photo by LasPilitas Nursery

Lizard looks up at me from his perch underneath the Buckwheat.  He is waiting for a tasty insect to come along. He is curious about this lady with her camera poking into the Buckwheat. The lizards have been very bold this year. Instead of running from me like usual, they are staying and regarding me, [...]

Monkeys for Butterflies

Monkeyflowers in Topanga Canyon, Photo: Kathy Vilim

“When it comes to supplying food for other animals, no group of insects surpasses the moths and butterflies….. If we were forced to care for only one group of insects in our restored suburban landscape, we would do well to choose Lepidoptera” Doug Tallamy   It’s June in Southern California, and Monkeyflowers cover the hillsides, [...]

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