On March1, in Catalina State Park, we took the Southerland Trail to find beautiful golden fields of California Poppies. Randy and our dogs rested under the dramatic backdrop of Push Ridge and posed for every bodies photographs while I got my annual blister beetle shots and also found some nice new insects.
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| Lytta auriculata on Scorpionweed |
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| Lytta stygica on California Poppy |
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| The Giant Yucca Skipper in an aria with many Sotols that are among its host plants |
Cuerna arida, a little Sharpshooter related to cicadas
A pretty little moth that spends his whole life on the Desert Chicory plant: Heliolonche carolus
California Poppies, Eschscholzia californica, and Coulter's Lupine, Lupinus sparsiflorus
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| Creamcup Poppies, Platystemon, californicus |
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| Desert Anemone, Anemone tuberosa, and Owl Clover, Castilleja, exserta, formerly, Orthocarpus, purpurascens |
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| We all had a great day |
Beautiful shots!!! I went looking for wildflowers near Kitt Peak and found a lot of Lupine. W. Peak Trail, Oro Valley and Hwy 77 have A LOT of wonderful displays. Globe Mallow mixed with C. Poppies and P.Penst and Lupine!!! Now if I only had my camera during my day job:) Hope you are well. Looks like you all had a nice hike today. Great shot of Skipper!
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Wonderful wildflower photos and of you and your dogs. Mostly I am so jealous of the Giant Yucca Skipper!! Haven't seen one yet. Wish we had gone to Catalina State Park instead of Box Canyon last week.
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