Wildlife Need Water Too

hawk

It is a foggy morning in Topanga Canyon. Squirrel chomps away on a walnut from his tree branch, while up above a Red-Tailed Hawk glides by screaming, screaming .. He’s been doing this for days now. “What is he saying?” asks Squirrel.  “Wish I  knew,” I reply. My first thought was: maybe Hawk is thirsty. [...]

The Rattlesnake Den

Young Southern Pacific Rattlesnake,  photo courtesy of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

I had just refilled the humingbird feeder and was sitting down on my garden bench for a visit with my friends, the Anna’s Hummingbirds, when the outdoor washing machine finished.  I got up and went to the clothesline to remove the already dry laundry before hanging the wet things. What a wonderful breeze today, I [...]

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