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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