I often wonder what they're thinking.
April 2022 Nature Never Disappoints |
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| Buckeye tree stands watch above Mariposa Arroyo. |
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| Northern Checkerspot nectar-sipping from a tiny popcorn blossom. |
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| A natural drainage, arroyo hosts numerous plants and insects. |
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| A spray of golden California Poppies! |
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| Butterflies are sometimes attracted to the Poppy's bright color. |
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| A Green Hairstreak pauses with wings upright on a Poison Oak leaf. |
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| Tiny male Acmon Blue basking with outstretched wings. |
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| Ruby-red Clarkia. |
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| High above the arroyo, hundreds of Blazing Stars bloom. |
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| Blazing Stars with wild oats. |
| To see more Blazing Stars, visit: Rancho San Vicente |
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| Verigated Checkerspot on Mountain Mahogany. |
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| Itheriel Spear, a native mid-spring wildflower. |
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| The Arroyo's Mountain Mahogany laden with its seed berries. |
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| Birds, tiny mammals will eat and disburse seeds from these berries. |
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| Bouquet of tiny Common Gilia. |
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| Elegant Clarkia. |
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| Canyon Dudlea with bloom stalk. |
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| Blue Dick, an early spring wildflower, has bloomed beyond its time. |
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| Year-round flyer, the Common Buckeye. |
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| Field Crescent on Smooth Hawksbeard - a pollinators favorite. |
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| Watching tiny Alcom Blues perched motionless, I often wonder what they're thinking. |
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| Our native Mule Ears Sunflower. |
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