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Fall Miku
Fall means Less daylight
Plant yields and cleanup begins
Visions of seed starting
seed starting by normanack is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Zinnia Nectar: Flight Fuel for the Migratory Monarchs
Zinnias are a great nectar source for migratory monarch butterflies as they wing their way to...
A migratory monarch butterfly nectaring on a pink zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A migratory monarch sipping her fill of nectar from a zinnia in a Vacaville garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Rose Deadheading
We are now well into October and most of our rose bushes are fading with dull leaves, fewer...
Yes, Hawks Eat Insects
Ever watched a red-shouldered hawk on a hunt? They eat a variety of prey, including small...
Red-shouldered hawk devouring what appears to be a praying mantis. It caught the insect in the Vacaville Museum and then perched on a telephone line to eat it. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
UC Davis distinguished professor emerita Diane Ullman of the Department of Entomology and Nematology and Gale Okumura, Department of Design faculty emerita, in front of "A Bird's Eye View." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's Friday Fly Day!
It's Friday Fly Day, and time to post an image of a fly that masquerades as a bee. That would be...
A bee fly, family Bombyliidae, foraging on sedum in a UC Davis garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
