Puente Hills Nature

Almost precisely two years ago, former Habitat Authority Ecologist Dan Cooper posted a blog lamenting about his observations of cactus wrens...

Nature can sure put on some amazing, jaw-dropping shows! Last week was a case in point, as two rattlesnakes along the Powder Canyon trail pu...

As we approach late summer, you are likely noticing the bounty of fruits that are becoming plentiful on the plants in the Hills. Just like i...

While hiking the Hellman Park Trail the other day I noticed this small deer mouse (Peromyscus sp.) lying in the middle of the trail. Upon cl...

I bet you’re thinking I’m going to be talking about the butterflies fluttering to and from the wildflowers in the Hills this time of year. B...

As we all spend this Sunday paying tribute to our mothers, it is also a good time to appreciate all of the wild mothers that help to raise t...

The result of all of that “love in the air” (see blog posting from February 25, 2009) is chicks which have hatched and are growing fast! I ...