Activism for Introverts

Tune in to MSNBC on 10/7 to watch the American TV premiere of the new documentary Blood Lions http://on.msnbc.com/1V6ZUjL http://thndr.me/kSJpXC

Cooper's hawk in the birdbath! I was beyond excited. #hawk #birding #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdbath #birdwatching #audubonca #drought #backyardhabitat #everygardenneedsabirdbath #bird

Planting for pollinators in the vegetable garden is supposed to increase yield, decrease pests and attract beneficial insects. It also looks pretty! #permaculture #organicgarden #gardening #vegetablegardening #ediblegarden #organic #plantforpollinators

Native bee on California rudebeckia, a California native plant that is very popular with the pollinators. #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #plantforpollinators #plantitandtheywillcome #californianative #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening #keepCAlookinglikeCA #nopesticides #organicgarden #bees #bee #beegarden #backyardhabitat #gardeningwithnatives #habitatgardening #spotthepollinator

A monarch butterfly visited my garden yesterday and shared milkweed with a bee. It was less accommodating with the red dragonfly zooming around the garden. #plantmilkweed #plantforpollinators #milkweed #monarchbutterflies #butterfly #butterflies #bugsmatter #bees #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #spotthepollinator #bringbackthemonarchs #backyardhabitat #Californianativeplants #California #drought #waterwise #KeepCaLookingLikeCa #ecologicalgardening #goodbugs #gardenforpollinators #gardeningwithnatives #habitatgardening #insects #nopesticides #natureisawesome #organicgardening #butterflygarden #savethemonarchs

Sometimes you have to stop and smell the flowers. Or at least eat them - as this squirrel is doing. Of course, is much rather they gorge themselves on borage than tomatoes and plums! #wildlife #urbanwildlife #squirrel #coexist #coexistingwithwildlife #backyardhabitat #habitatgardening #ecologicalgardening #nopesticides #borage

Can you spot the pollinator? Buckeye butterfly on nasturtium. #pollinator #pollinatorgarden #pollinators #butterfly #bugsmatter #butterflies #butterflygarden #backyardhabitat #spotthepollinator #plantforpollinators #insects

Bumblebee on Clarkia, a California native wildflower. #keepCAlookinglikeCA #California #bees #californianatives #droughtgardening #ecologicalgardening #gardenforbees #grownative #habitat #habitatgardening #insects #nativebees #nativeplants #nopesticides #nativeplantsofcalifornia #natureisawesome #pollinators #plantforbees #pollinatorgarden #savethebees #spotthepollinator #wildflowers

Can you spot the ladybugs? I didn't notice the second when I was taking the photograph. Ladybugs and other beneficial insects are a big part of the reason that I am #nopesticides in my garden. #insects #organic #urbanwildlife #urbangarden #urbanfarm #backyardhabitat #ecologicalgardening #habitatgardening #ladybug

Happy Mothers Day to the hardworking moms out there in very species! This is a regram of a Western tanager from last year feeding her baby in our garden. #birding #birds #birdsofinstagram #backyardhabitat #habitatgardening #urbanwildlife #wildlifegardening #gardenforwildlife

A sea of Clarkia in the #pollinatorgarden. This is now my favorite California #wildflower. Long lasting, later blooming and #drought tolerant. #californianatives #cadrought #keepCAlookinglikeCA #nativeplants #wildflowers #gardenforbees #plantforpollinators #plantforbees #flowers

When you #plantforpollinators, these sorts of things happen. California poppies have taken over one of the raised beds but there are tomatoes and kale in there. I swear! #plantforbees #backyardhabitat #ediblegarden #vegetablegarden #permaculture #nopesticides #GrowSomething #growyourown #habitatgardening