Anise Swallowtail

Mixed-up Butterfly

Recently I posted an item about “Mixed-up Flowers” (Dec. 20 2021) — blooms that normally show in spring or summer,

These two swallowtail butterflies are similar and people sometimes confuse them. By good luck, photographer Phil Rowntree and I each

With the lush green new fennel rising, the Anise Swallowtail butterfly has arrived; its time has come. The female lays

I was laying in wait for a nesting House Finch pair to show itself when this big bright yellow butterfly

Where there’s fennel, there’s probably the Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon). It was fluttering and landing at the top of the

Your Chavez Park Conservancy played a meaningful role in the park this year. We initiated and led a successful public

Dear Mr. Phillips: You became Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society in March last year, after 30 years

The Burrowing Owls in the park, when they come, deserve the best protection we can offer. The current fence around

Shortly after the City announced that BMASP (the park wrecking scheme) was NOT going to include “development” at Cesar Chavez

Today’s update of the Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) website says in bold letters: “Please note that no development is

The local online daily, Berkeleyside, had a story yesterday titled “City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina.” This

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