near KCL campground, Carrizo Plain National Monument
I watched this ermine catch 5 pika on trips up and down the slopes of Cracked Crag. Chipmunk-sized with a short tail (there are no perspective tricks going on in this picture, but if needed, I can upload others with a more side-on perspective. Pika observation recorded separately here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14002186
On cleome, McCarran Ranch near Truckee River
Endosymbiont of Hydra viridissima (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59045337)
video here:
https://youtu.be/YUa4JO7XbeY
Quite a bloom happening here
bigpod mariposa lily, Calochortus eurycarpus, Ruby Mountains, elevation 2405 m (7890 ft).
Uploaded from my Flickr site: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127605180@N04/
Caching an acorn