by Marisela De Santa Anna | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog
The white-blue berries of Brown-stem dogwood Masses of Poison oak berries hiding lots of Golden-crowned sparrows A petite Lincoln’s sparrow in the Himalayan blackberries This immature White-crowned sparrow is sitting in a California wild rose bush surrounded by...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog
In the smoke-filled pasture there was a perky, tail bobbing American pipit. There were about 30 pipits grazing for insects like grasshoppers. This sparrow-sized bird has a uniform brown crown and upperparts buff with streaks: its’ outer tail feathers are white....
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog
Cow Tule elk with spring born calf One of our large groups of cow elk and calves Side view of a large mature bull elk with nine points on his antlers Group of cow elk with their calves Big bull elk looking out for his herd Another herd with its...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Sep 18, 2020 | Blog
A California ground squirrel on the lookout on one of our smoky days. A quick nose kiss to acknowledge the lookout Ground squirrel. A colony of ground squirrels live in this hillside. Look carefully and you will see a second Ground squirrel coming to look. Both of the...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Sep 1, 2020 | Blog
Western golden top or goldenrod,, Euthamia occidentalis, is a showy perennial that grows in the riparian corridors and wet meadow grasslands. It is used by many pollinators. Narrow leaf milkweed, Asclepias fascicularis, is still blooming at this late date, providing...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Aug 26, 2020 | Blog
This Western Terrestrial Garter snake, Thamnophis elegans, is our most common snake in the Little Lake Valley. A rare look at aWestern Yellow-bellied Racer, Coluber constrictor mormon, in one of our oak tree protection tubes. Probably enjoying the protection afforded...
