Garden Critters

There has been a lot of action in the Demo Garden this fall, and during the first days of winter. Here are just a few photos from recent weeks. The garden, with its many drought-tolerant native plants, is so important to local wildlife as a source of food and shelter.

This squirrel was spotted in the garden in December.

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Some resident acorn woodpeckers enjoyed the garden’s birdbath.

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A hummingbird was spotting drinking nectar from our Island Snapdragon,  a beautiful California native plant (galvezia speciosa).

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A California thrasher took in the sun perched on a California native buckwheat (eriogonum).

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A young scrub jay found a comfortable perch.

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And a hawk stopped by for a visit.

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Photos by Les Dublin.

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