by Beverly G. | Oct 9, 2015 | News and Views
Katrina Sharon captured these images of orb-weaving spiders at work in her Santa Margarita garden. Pretty amazing and beautiful! More info. about these spiders at Spiderzrule
by Beverly G. | Jun 12, 2015 | News and Views
LATO wildlife camera volunteers and friends enjoyed a special tour of this bald eagle nest on May 30,2015. The tour was guided by Margarita Adventures Naturalist and Wildlife Educator Sherryl Clendenen. Sherryl also serves as technical advisor for the LATO wildlife...
by Beverly G. | May 26, 2015 | News and Views
We spotted this beauty along the oak trail during our May 22,2015 BioBlitz hikes with Mrs. Black’s 3rd/4th grade class. Still working on i.d. and hope to post this soon.
by Beverly G. | May 4, 2015 | News and Views
Indian or Woolly Milkweed, Asclepias eriocarpa, with monarch caterpillar and red-spotted milkweed beetle adult. Pictures taken May 4,2015 on the LATO trail. mk We found this small monarch caterpillar on the same group of A. eriocarpa during the May 14,2015...
by Beverly G. | May 3, 2015 | News and Views
The White-breasted Nuthatch gets its name from its habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from the inside. They eat mainly insects, including weevil larvae, wood-boring beetle larvae,...
