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Calero Creek Trail, May 2022 Nature Never Disappoints |
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| Had not walked the trail for several months due to the drought. |
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| Smooth Hawksbeard, an invasive but welcome flower for pollinators. |
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| Another invasive, Purple Hemlock. Found masses of it beside the trail. |
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| Normally, there'd be lots of insects nectar-sipping on its tiny blossoms. |
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| On the trail ahead, watched a coyote cross from the creek into the orchard. |
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| Calero Creek has sheltered stretches hidden from view. Ideal for wildlife. |
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| Trailside plum tree with beautiful rust-colored foilage. |
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| Unfortunately, the plums are the size of large olives. |
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| "Havoc" in the lead... as always. |
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| Part of the trail's charm is its sunlit and shady sections. |
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| A male River Bluet damselfly pauses to bask. |
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| Wild Honeybee foraging for nectar on trailside wild blackberry. |
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| One of our native yellow-faced bumblebees pollen gathering. |
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| Foreground plants remain green due to natural watershed drainage. |
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| But the hillsides are turning from green to straw quickly. |
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| Plants are starting to dry out, cast their seeds. |
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| So, "gather ye rosebuds while ye may". |
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