Our Wildlife

Photos and descriptions of our winged visitors, and four-(or more!)legged ones too.

The tomato thieves

We had been growing a huge amount of tomatoes this year. We actually even had some volunteer tomato plants pop up from …read more

The scrub jays have really come to know that we leave peanuts out for them. When we forget to toss a handful …read more

I had seen that our peaches were ripening a while ago, and I remembered to go check on them today. I was able …read more

I’m so glad it’s Spring! Especially because this is finally the season that our Lillian will be born! We can’t wait. We …read more

There have been wild parrots in this area, and near where my parents live, too, for a very long time. They have their …read more

Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …read more

We had kept our tadpoles in the little screen pocket in the pond for weeks until they got big enough to where …read more

Yesterday we went to Petsmart again and bought some more creatures to add to our menagerie. Somehow or other, a few of our …read more

We finally succeeded in finding tadpoles to import to our frog pond! I guess we couldn’t officially call it a “frog” …read more

Today was spent outside planting, yet again. We had a break for a couple of days this week due to the rain, …read more

Here is a photo of a nest that a pair of house finches are building in our fire alarm. So cute! Today …read more

We have been busy most days with planting, planting, and more planting…and we’re still not done yet! Today we planted our Avocado …read more