Sometimes some extra eggs are left outside for our furry friends. Handsome Striped Skunk How many can I get? Steller’s Jay Moth in the web.

I have a lot to say but am currently at a complete loss of words as the dysfunctional USA keeps limping along on its tragic path. No words… back to nature. Goldenrod Crab Spider Bee Swarm Pygmy Nuthatch Deer Bees swarm Our prolific rose garden Buckeye Butterfly Our Brugmansia Sangunea that was difficult to propagate … Continue reading New sightings on the north coast

Death Camas Heal All in the mint family Seaside Daisy Twin Berry Honeysuckle Everlasting Pea

Wild Turkey I apologize for the long period of time I was absent from posting to magentaRaven. We have been on the move for 5 months. We finally landed on February 28 and have been unraveling, unpacking and settling in to this rich and fertile land which has now begun to burst open into Spring, … Continue reading Gualala a prehistoric land by the sea.

Crows over Faxon in San Francisco

Reddish Egret Reddish Egret Reddish Egret Walking on water … Reddish Egret

Rufous Hummingbird Rufous Hummingbird Hooded Oriole Red Tailed Hawk Snowy Egret Nutmeg or Spice Finch

Redwing Blackbirds have always been a favorite bird of mine. Their stunning features, flashing their red and yellow wing bars and their melodic song always bring joy. So now I have begun painting them from the photographs I have taken. Suddenly they have appeared in my radar and actually had one land on my hand … Continue reading Redwing Blackbirds & Cormorants & Herons & clouds, oh my