Four Nature-appreciating friends travelled to the northern Santa Barbara County, California, mountains today. We went to view, and photograph, a new (to us) species of Mariposa Lily. It was a gorgeous sunny day, unlike our previous visit in dense fog. This time, the flowers had unfurled and opened in the sunshine, showing off the lovely colors in the center of the flower.
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Tags: wildflower flower lily angiosperm monocot liliales liliacea
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Four Nature--appreciating friends travelled to the northern Santa Barbara County, California, mountains today. We went to view, and photograph, a new (to us) species of Mariposa Lily. It was a gorgeous sunny day, unlike our previous visit in dense fog. This time, the flowers had unfurled and opened in the sunshine, showing off the lovely colors in the center of the flower.
To view images of forty other species of this group, go to:
www.flickr.com/photos/billbouton/albums/72157624492896715/
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Tags: wildflower flower lily angiosperm monocot liliales liliacea
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My friend Dave Lawrence and I travelled to a location in the Coast Range, at 2200' elevation, to search for a species of Mariposa Lily, a California endemic, neither of us had previously seen, The morning brought low elevation clouds (marine layer), and the area was wet and cold. The lilies were folded up tightly and the only flower image I saved from the morning shoot was this one. Another expedition is needed to find the flowers unfurled.
Santa Barbara County, California, USA.
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Tags: liliales liliaceae flower monocot angiosperm
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San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
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Tags: sunrise scenic mountains hills fog pastels
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Lark Bunting, Calamospiza melanocorys, male.
A very uncommonly seen bird in this part of California. It was designated the state bird of Colorado in 1931. This is a male molting into its alternate spring plumage. Apparently, with some worn gray feathers still on the back and rump. The birds in this area were not found by me originally.
Carrizo Plain National Monument, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.
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Tags: aves bird songbird finchlike passeriform
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