by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
The Mourningcloak Butterfly March 2, 2020 As I walk along the riparian corridors in the Little Lake Valley, I notice that there is a large maroon or dark brown butterfly with pale-yellow ragged edges flying along beside me. It is not landing for very long making it...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Feb 24, 2020 | Blog
February 20th 9am The fact that we have not had much rain so far and it is late into February has me thinking of the weather patterns and their influence on wildlife, particularly on the birds. The days are perfectly gorgeous, with blue skies with sometimes billowy...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Feb 10, 2020 | Weekly Photo
Watch as these bobcats navigate the property. With a large home range, male territories often overlap. When this happens, a hierarchy is established with the larger males occupying a dominant role. Female territories are usually half the size of males. Notice the size...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Feb 10, 2020 | Blog
February 3rd, 9 am. Today the frost on the ground is thick but the sky is blue and clear so I know it will warm up. I am at our upland site called Plasma, adjacent to Eastside road and heading for the valley oak woodland toward the north western edge. The first...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Feb 3, 2020 | Blog
January 31, 10 am. Walking around the valley grasslands and riparian areas I always come across the Great blue heron, Ardea herodias, hunting in the fields. It is looking for those Pocket gophers or California voles that may have been drowned by the recent flooding or...
