Name: Marilyn, aka "Poly" South San Francisco Bay Area (Zone 9b) "The mountains are calling..."
That speckled hen is a beauty!
Your garden is a beauty, too. About all that is in bloom here right now are a few salvia, the carpet roses, lantana, pelargoniums, mums, and the last of the gaillardia, penstemons, and echinacea.
Evaluating an iris seedling, hopefully for rebloom