Coyote Springs Wildflowers 13 Mar 09 |
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Bright patches of spring wildflowers adorn the hillsides along the Coyote Springs pathway. |
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| In some areas, 4-5 different kinds of wildflowers enliven the scenery. | ||
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| The calls of both Horned Lark and Meadow Lark punctuate the crisp morning air. |
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| A hillside meadow fully clothed in Goldfields. | ||
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| Heads tossing in the wind, a sea of Blue-eyed Gilia. | ||
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| Note the pollen-laden stamens on these Blue-eyed Gilia flowers. | ||
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| Now note the color of the pollen collected on the hind leg of this wild honey bee. |
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| A bank of Red Maid wildflowers warmed and fully opened by the sun. | ||
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| Tiny red aphid-like insects infesting this Cream Cup are common to many wildflowers. |
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| A Field Crescent butterfly warms itself before taking flight. | ||
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| A tiny Acmon Blue butterfly basks in the morning sun. | ||
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| A Sulphur Yellow butterfly - note its large green eye looking up at you? |
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| An Acmon Blue butterfly sips nectar from a tiny popcorn flower. | ||
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| A butterfly so small, it can perch atop a flower 1/8" to 1/4" wide. | ||
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| Relaxing briefly before resuming flight. | ||
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| Surveying its world within a forest of tall-stemmed Plantago and Popcorn wildflowers. |
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| A Tidytip shelters beside a piece of lichen embellished California Serpentine. |
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| A bright banner of Blue-eyed Grass. | ||
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| A single stalk of Shooting Stars. | ||
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| Common Muilla blooms prolifically in spring. | ||
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| Serpentine Linanthus grows only in serpentine soil. | ||
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| Small Flowered or Slender Phlox
is so tiny its often missed by passerby's. |
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| A single Poppy and Cream Cup reach for the light. | ||
| Return to Top. | Go to Coyote Ridge. | |