Posts Tagged: Matthew Shepherd
Status of Overwintering Monarchs in California
Is the overwintering monarch butterfly population along California's coast increasing or...
Monarch butterfly roosting in Berkeley Aquatic Park in November. They are at the 14th disc golf course in an ash tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Monarchs nectaring on milkweed in November in Vacaville, Calif. The milkweed is their host plant. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Wake-Up Call to Conserve California's Monarchs
It's been called a "wake-up call." And that it is. It's designed to alert people to a problem that...
A monarch butterfly nectaring on a butterfly bush in Vacaville, Calif. today (Oct. 10). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A male monarch touches down and rests on a bee condo in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Bee' One in a Million
You can "bee" one in a million. You can "bee" more than you ever thought of "bee-ing." And when...
Matthew Shepherd's front yard at his home in Beaverton, Ore., draws scores of pollinators. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Shepherd)
Matthew Shepherd's backyard at his home in Beaverton, Ore. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Shepherd)
Red-shouldered ctenucha moth (Ctenucha rubroscapus) on English lavender. (Photo by Matthew Shepherd)
Woodland skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides) on English lavender. (Photo by Matthew Shepherd)
A sweat bee (Halictus sp.) in California poppy. (Photo by Matthew Shepherd)
Bed Check!
All winter long my bee condo housed 16 tenants...and one earwig. And quite comfortably, too, thank...
Newly emerged leafcutter bee outside her nest. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
One leafcutter bee is tucked in head first; the other is ready to leave. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Native Bee Calendar Focuses on 'Pin-Up Girls'--and Boys
Humans aren't the only calendar pin-up models. Think native bees. Think the 2010 Native Bees...
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