by Marisela De Santa Anna | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog
A male Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, checking out a tree cavity for nesting. The Western Kingbird, Tyrannus verticalis, looking out for insects to eat. A glorious male Tree Swallow. This Western Kingbird just arrived on the mitigation lands last week and once it...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
A clump of Trillium albidum in the S2 woodland with North Coast Semaphore Grass, Pleuropogon hooverianus, growing around it. Two young Black-tailed deer enjoy the cool woodland habitat. The lush green of the Trillium, Cow parsnip, Semaphore grass, and other native...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
A female Downy woodpecker looking for insects in Valley oak galls. A male Downy woodpecker using its tongue to get food out of a twig. March 31, 2021 Now that spring is upon us it is hard to pick what topic to write about. There are more and more birds singing and...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
One of the water troughs before we made the modifications for stability and protection against floating away during inundation. A Western Bluebird, one of the many species of birds that use our troughs for water and perching in the summer months. A top-down view of...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
This woodland of Valley oak and Ash has a healthy population of North Coast Semaphore Grass coming up. This Pioneer violet, Viola glabella, is an early wildflower commonly found in moist shaded places in woods. The maroon stems and soft apple-green leaves identify...
by Marisela De Santa Anna | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
A close-up of a Great Blue heron head and bill. A typical stalking walk, with that long neck stretched out and eyes focused on the ground. A resting Great Blue Heron, still keeping a lookout for predators. A Great Blue heron heading out to the inundation areas to...
