Waking up every two hours to feed an orphaned newborn bat pup, providing emergency maternal care for a hoary bat giving birth to breech twins, or grooming sleek bat fur with a mascara brush are all routine parts of life for JoEllen Arnold, a retired teacher, who is a bat "rehabber," and conservation advocate.
Read MoreIt's a typical summer morning at the lagoon. The air is filled with a strange dinosaur-like soundtrack as the continuous sound of babbling and squawking travels across the water. It's nesting season for a co-mingled flock of snowy and great egrets who have taken over several Monterey pine trees at the water's edge. Beneath the trees, Cindy Margulis is checking on the birds.
Read MoreThe unmistakable buzz of beating wings rushing in and high pitched song call attention to the tiny bird. But when it comes to watching hummingbirds, moments happen in the blink of an eye.
Read MoreBianca Ana Chavez is a botanical artist living and working in Japan. She grew up in the Monterey County countryside surrounded by six acres of chaparral and a kitchen garden.
Read MoreBeing still is one of my favorite ways to be in the forest.
Read MoreThe ladybugs have arrived which means means winter in here! Every year when temperatures drop, hundreds of thousands of ladybugs gather in the East Bay hills to hibernate. Even though each year brings a new generation of ladybugs, they always return the exact same spots.
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