Maying, photos
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summer_jackelToday's was a great walk. Standing in the middle of swarming bees, even for a moment, was an amazing, emotionally complex experience, but it isn't exactly something I could get pictures of. This was a great day for wildlife sightings, though. The reptiles are coming out of dormancy, everything is in bloom, and it was glorious.
Jez is a very expressive animal. Happywolf!
Bliss too
Coba prance
pack
Jezzie is no longer young. She slows down a lot on these walks now. It has come time for me to walk that balance between not dwelling on it and just enjoying them and preparing myself emotionally for the inevitable.
So beautiful, my wolfiegirl. Also, I need to learn what angles of the sun my camera can't handle, or remember to adjust the ISO on these.
The poison oak is in bloom, too.
Jez and Rogue making their way back, a bit stiff-gaited at this point in the walk.
Meanwhile, the youngsters...
A lovely Northern Alligator Lizard. <3
The walk today included another very notable wildlife sighting...this rubber boa.
They are one of only two species of North American boid snakes, and with their blunt tails, small heads, loose skins and 'rubbery' appearance, are very unique. They're widely distributed in CA, but fairly uncommon in their entire range, to the best of my knowledge. I've only seen a wild one once before. I'm so happy about this.
A docile, slow-moving, beautiful creature.
In full sun. You can see the blunt tail here...the tail mimics the head, and this snake had a lot of scars on its tail. Guess its strategy was working.
Check out this mama wolf spider carrying her spiderlings around! aww. She would fit on my little fingernail; I need to figure out how to take better pix of tiny things.
What the pack is doing while I take all these pics. Trained dogs are essential.
This Western Fence Lizard let me get very close (these pics were not taken with the zoom lens) and treated me to his 'lizard push-ups' and throat flare. Awesome!
Can anyone identify this wildflower? It emerges in shade and redwood/ douglas fir duff from a deeply red, fleshy stalk. I can't find any green leaves. It looks a bit like a snowflower or ground cone. My flower guide doesn't have it.
EDIT: I believe I saw a stand of Spotted Coralroot, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallorhiza_maculata, a parasitic orchid on fungal mychorrizae. What a beautiful thing. Thanks for the research, Jane!
Wild rose
Jez is a very expressive animal. Happywolf!
Bliss too
Coba prance
pack
Jezzie is no longer young. She slows down a lot on these walks now. It has come time for me to walk that balance between not dwelling on it and just enjoying them and preparing myself emotionally for the inevitable.
So beautiful, my wolfiegirl. Also, I need to learn what angles of the sun my camera can't handle, or remember to adjust the ISO on these.
The poison oak is in bloom, too.
Jez and Rogue making their way back, a bit stiff-gaited at this point in the walk.
Meanwhile, the youngsters...
A lovely Northern Alligator Lizard. <3
The walk today included another very notable wildlife sighting...this rubber boa.
They are one of only two species of North American boid snakes, and with their blunt tails, small heads, loose skins and 'rubbery' appearance, are very unique. They're widely distributed in CA, but fairly uncommon in their entire range, to the best of my knowledge. I've only seen a wild one once before. I'm so happy about this.
A docile, slow-moving, beautiful creature.
In full sun. You can see the blunt tail here...the tail mimics the head, and this snake had a lot of scars on its tail. Guess its strategy was working.
Check out this mama wolf spider carrying her spiderlings around! aww. She would fit on my little fingernail; I need to figure out how to take better pix of tiny things.
What the pack is doing while I take all these pics. Trained dogs are essential.
This Western Fence Lizard let me get very close (these pics were not taken with the zoom lens) and treated me to his 'lizard push-ups' and throat flare. Awesome!
Can anyone identify this wildflower? It emerges in shade and redwood/ douglas fir duff from a deeply red, fleshy stalk. I can't find any green leaves. It looks a bit like a snowflower or ground cone. My flower guide doesn't have it.
EDIT: I believe I saw a stand of Spotted Coralroot, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallorhiza_maculata, a parasitic orchid on fungal mychorrizae. What a beautiful thing. Thanks for the research, Jane!
Wild rose
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Date: 2010-05-05 04:33 pm (UTC)Spiders are an acquired taste, I admit, but I've enjoyed them for a long time.
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Date: 2010-05-05 01:02 pm (UTC)http://www.flickr.com/photos/troubleagain/2535169496/sizes/l/in/set-72157605307755252/
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Date: 2010-05-13 07:33 pm (UTC)She suggests this website: "http://www.botany.org/Parasitic_Plants/ for some other choices (but this site does not have a link to this orchid)."
She concludes: "Thanks honey, that was fun!"
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