Near the Soda Creek Campgroud / Spark Lake Meadow
Some agitated kinglets gave away this sleepy saw-whet tucked in a willow tree along the river trail at Page Springs Campground.
No capsules found. Open hemlock stand. Note the three spreading branches per fascicle, unranked branch stem leaves, and stem leaf with a lacerate apex.
Egeria densa
Brazilian waterweed
In a small abandoned mine near Applegate Lake.
Eating horsetail!!
Morning coffee with Ganoderma.
About a dozen seen crawling through tall grass surrounded by shrubby vegetation & pines, about 150 yds. uphill from the beach
On south-facing slope of Mount Fremont. Elevation: ~6865 ft.
Driloleirus earthworms This is a not-yet described species of Driloleirus earthworm. It has no official name yet.
Wild American Bison in a meadow, North Rim area of Grand Canyon National Park
Denman Wildlife Area, OR
eBird Checklist: ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S22984300
About halfway in 30-ft long abandoned mine shaft, which has steep downward slope, and 2-4 ft inside ht.
In the eastern area of the park, I noted people hauling 5 gallon buckets that were full of fossil shells like this one. These were fascinating to see and there appears to be quite a few fossils like this. I wonder how old these are?
I decided that all I would take from this park was photographs and memories.
A walk along the rocky shore of Strait of Juan de Fuca at Clallam Bay Park and Slip Point during low tide.
I keyed this as best I could to Monadenia fidelis or Helix aspersa with this key (academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ants/TESCBiota/mollusc/key/webkey.htm), and with Burke's Land Snails and Slugs of the PNW. This individual does not have strong bands; it is noticeably mottled, especially on the "left" side; its body is more bluish than what I've seen in M.f.; and the shell seems more "globose" shaped than M.f. However, it seems more banded than most photos of the Garden Snail (Helix aspersa / Cornu aspersum) I've seen. Not sure what I'm dealing with here! I do not have a photo of the umbillicus. Any guidance/insight appreciated. :-) @jannvendetti, @cedric_lee, @susanhewitt, @pileated, @pliffgrieff, @susanhewitt, @mikepatterson. The eggs were under the rock where this snail was found. Snail about 18mm diameter.
I'm not sure of the crab species but am guessing Dungeness. This is on the Pacific Ocean beach, not the Nehalem River. The gull was trying to eat it but the crab defended itself and the gull walked away.
Observed under deck.
Dead on beach near Yachats Creek.
Succor Creek SRA, Beetle was dead
Adult male, with female and chick. Nest site. Location approximate to protect location.
Three of several young birds at a nest burrow.
For over 15 minutes I watched these two anoles battle each other in a game of bite you in the fac e and throw you off the tree. They were still at it when I left.
As far as the eye can see. And 5-6ft tall!
Leaf adaxial surface glabrous, flowers sessile. Saxifragaceae
Woody Chiton (Mopalia lignosa)
I initially thought this was a Tonicella lineata (Lined chitons)
Edmonds Beach walk during -2.5 foot low tide of 7 June 2016
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Flycatcher springs
Glabrous, flower bud erect, receptacle obconic, petals 10-25mm yellow with orange spotted bases.
11 immature, 27 blooming; foster lake, FSR3733, under hazelnut, PSME, and ash.
This epizooic red alga grows on the pelage of some sea otters. In this tagged female, algae is visible covering the entire back of her head and neck. She also has algae on her abdomen, dorsum, and tail (less visible in photos). Alga ID confirmed through genetic analysis. Read more here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.12275/abstract
Presence in the Pacific possibly the result of an introduction.
At this location, Big-head Sedge is all along the beach trail from the parking lot to the first board walk. This is a spot that was cleared of pines just after the big storm of 2007 blew most of them down. There were a surprising number of dune associate species that popped up once the pines were gone.
Macfarland's Four O'Clock Federally listed Rare and Endangered species. Private land -located in Exclosure established by the USFS.
There were at least three pairs of Lazuli Buntings that were within hearing range. This one landed very close to me and allowed a great picture to be taken to document it. It was a dark and drizzly morning, but I had set the ISO of my camera high enough to compensate.