close-up of a mix of young and bloomed button-willow plants

Pretty as a button

These button-willows (also called Buttonbush, Honey-bells) have a scientific name of Cephalanthus occidentalis. But my…

Smut

The Conservancy’s preserves have now been infested by smutgrass (Sporobolus indicus). This is going to…

long shot of a group of wildlife lovers on a walking tour along a dirt trail through grassy areas of the Conservancy

Field trip

In cooperation with the Friends of the Swainson’s Hawk and Sacramento chapter of the Audubon…

close-up of two blue white-faced ibis eggs in a nest just above the water

Blue eggs but no ham

The blue eggs shown in the photo here are those of a white-faced ibis (Plegadis…

close-up of a yellow and green Budgerigar (Budgie) sitting in a field

Budgie

Sometimes the strangest things happen on Conservancy preserves. Recently, I saw this brightly colored bird…

close-up of a barn owl perched on a wooden rafter in a barn

Looking for Hogwarts

In an abandoned barn on one of the Conservancy’s preserves, I am usually scared out…

Non-native predators

Pete Balfour of Ecorp tells me he has been studying Florida water snakes (a non-native…

close-up of a pheasant standing in green grass alongside a dirt road

You’re such a handsome man…

This photo (see adjacent) captures a pheasant on the Conservancy’s Silva tract preserve. The photo…

screen-captured thumbnail of opening title of video for Great Horned Owl

Bully of the Basin

I’ve noted on previous occasions that Great Horned Owls seem to like the Conservancy’s preserves….

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