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| Mountain Dandelion and Winecup Clarkia, Mt. Tamalpais |
I haven't been getting up to Mt. Tam very much the last few months, ever since I took down my trail cameras. Today I decided to drive up with my full-frame camera and macro lens to see what I might find. I also brought the Lumix for more long-range shots, too lazy to bring a heavy telephoto for the Nikon.
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| There were some interesting beetles on the yellow mariposa lilies. I believe this one is red-stutured attalus (Attalus rufiventris). |
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| Flower beetles feeding on yellow mariposa lily. |
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| Yellow Mariposa Lily with Serpentine Rock in the Background |
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| Mt. Tamalpais Bristly Jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. pulchellus) with Serpentine Background |
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| Mt. Tamalpais Bristly Jewelflower (Streptanthus glandulosus ssp. pulchellus) with Serpentine Background |
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| This is a similar set-up to the shot at the top of the post, but with dogtail grass added in. |
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| Harvest Brodiaea |
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| Harvest Brodiaea |
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Yellow Mariposa Lily Near Young Madrone
(You can just make out a small flower spider left of center.) |
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| Acmon Blue Butterfly on Yellow Mariposa Lily |
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| Mournful Duskywing Butterfly on Rosinweed |
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| Mournful Duskywing Butterfly on Rosinweed |
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| Sachem Skipper on Yellow Mariposa Lily |
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| California Sister Butterfly Resting on Oak Sprout |
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| Pale Swallowtail on Thistle |
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| Pale Swallowtail on Cobwebby Thistle |
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| I heard a bird that sounded a little like a robin (check out the Wil Hershberger recording), but it turned out to be this guy, a Cassin's vireo according to Merlin (amazing that it gave an ID based on this angle). |
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| When I first spotted this fence lizard, the sun must have been hitting it at just the right angle to show off its green-spotted colors. Unfortunately, it moved into the shade before I could photograph it and the colors disappeared. When it finally came back out, the stunning green speckles were no longer sparkling. |
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| Fog ran pretty high up the mountain even until late morning, but stayed well below Rock Spring. |
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| I pulled these seeds out of my socks when I got home. |
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