photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Steve Davis | profile | all galleries >> Wildlife >> Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Grasses >> Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, May 25, 2021 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, May 25, 2021

Mary, Kannan and I went to the WMWR in search of the Black-capped Vireo, but along the way we enjoyed the Spring wildflowers in bloom (and I used the iNaturalist app on my phone to ID many of them).
We started the morning at Lake Elmer Thomas dam.
IMG_5152b.jpg

We started the morning at Lake Elmer Thomas dam.

IMG_5153b.jpg
IMG_5153b.jpg
IMG_5155b.jpg
IMG_5155b.jpg
IMG_5156b.jpg
IMG_5156b.jpg
IMG_5165b.jpg
IMG_5165b.jpg
Kannan, looking for the Black-capped Vireo
IMG_5168b.jpg

Kannan, looking for the Black-capped Vireo

Kannan and Steve
IMG_5169b.jpg

Kannan and Steve

IMG_5172b.jpg
IMG_5172b.jpg
IMG_5178b.jpg
IMG_5178b.jpg
IMG_5180b.jpg
IMG_5180b.jpg
IMG_5182b.jpg
IMG_5182b.jpg
IMG_5184b.jpg
IMG_5184b.jpg
IMG_5185b.jpg
IMG_5185b.jpg
IMG_5189b.jpg
IMG_5189b.jpg
IMG_5192b.jpg
IMG_5192b.jpg
Our next stop was the Mt Scott picnic area, which is below the mountain, on the S side of the road.
IMG_5195b.jpg

Our next stop was the Mt Scott picnic area, which is below the mountain, on the S side of the road.

Kannan, taking a recording of the singing Black-capped Vireo
IMG_5199b.jpg

Kannan, taking a recording of the singing Black-capped Vireo

IMG_5200b.jpg
IMG_5200b.jpg
IMG_5203b.jpg
IMG_5203b.jpg
IMG_5206b.jpg
IMG_5206b.jpg
IMG_5208b.jpg
IMG_5208b.jpg
IMG_5209b.jpg
IMG_5209b.jpg
IMG_5210b.jpg
IMG_5210b.jpg
IMG_5211b.jpg
IMG_5211b.jpg
IMG_5212b.jpg
IMG_5212b.jpg
IMG_5213b.jpg
IMG_5213b.jpg
IMG_5214b.jpg
IMG_5214b.jpg
IMG_5215b.jpg
IMG_5215b.jpg
IMG_5217b.jpg
IMG_5217b.jpg
IMG_5220b.jpg
IMG_5220b.jpg
IMG_5221b.jpg
IMG_5221b.jpg
IMG_5222b.jpg
IMG_5222b.jpg
IMG_5223b.jpg
IMG_5223b.jpg
IMG_5224b.jpg
IMG_5224b.jpg
IMG_5226b.jpg
IMG_5226b.jpg
IMG_5228b.jpg
IMG_5228b.jpg
IMG_5229b.jpg
IMG_5229b.jpg
IMG_5231b.jpg
IMG_5231b.jpg
IMG_5232b.jpg
IMG_5232b.jpg
IMG_5233b.jpg
IMG_5233b.jpg
IMG_5236b.jpg
IMG_5236b.jpg
IMG_5238b.jpg
IMG_5238b.jpg
IMG_5244b.jpg
IMG_5244b.jpg
IMG_5245b.jpg
IMG_5245b.jpg
IMG_5246b.jpg
IMG_5246b.jpg
Our next stop was the Quanah Park Lake dam area; this is the view below, from the dam.
IMG_5249b.jpg

Our next stop was the Quanah Park Lake dam area; this is the view below, from the dam.

IMG_5253b.jpg
IMG_5253b.jpg
IMG_5254b.jpg
IMG_5254b.jpg
IMG_5256b.jpg
IMG_5256b.jpg
IMG_5263b.jpg
IMG_5263b.jpg
IMG_5264b.jpg
IMG_5264b.jpg
IMG_5266b.jpg
IMG_5266b.jpg
IMG_5268b.jpg
IMG_5268b.jpg
IMG_5269b.jpg
IMG_5269b.jpg
IMG_5270b.jpg
IMG_5270b.jpg
IMG_5271b.jpg
IMG_5271b.jpg
IMG_5274b.jpg
IMG_5274b.jpg
IMG_5275b.jpg
IMG_5275b.jpg
IMG_5276b.jpg
IMG_5276b.jpg
IMG_5277b.jpg
IMG_5277b.jpg
IMG_5278b.jpg
IMG_5278b.jpg
IMG_5280b.jpg
IMG_5280b.jpg
IMG_5281b.jpg
IMG_5281b.jpg
IMG_5283b.jpg
IMG_5283b.jpg
IMG_5286b.jpg
IMG_5286b.jpg
The remaining photos were taken with my phone--and I may have cropped some of them later. I used them to submit to the iNaturalist app to identify the plants. I am including the IDs we recorded:
lance-leaved coreopsis
PXL_20210525_141644041.jpg

The remaining photos were taken with my phone--and I may have cropped some of them later. I used them to submit to the iNaturalist app to identify the plants. I am including the IDs we recorded:
lance-leaved coreopsis

antelope horn milkweed
PXL_20210525_141650414.jpg

antelope horn milkweed

stiff greenthread
PXL_20210525_142301653.jpg

stiff greenthread

wooly white
PXL_20210525_142400056.jpg

wooly white

yellow salsify
PXL_20210525_142407248.jpg

yellow salsify

rock spikemoss
PXL_20210525_142432396.jpg

rock spikemoss

spiderwort bluejacket
PXL_20210525_142500439.jpg

spiderwort bluejacket

PXL_20210525_142632872.jpg
PXL_20210525_142632872.jpg
diamond-flowers
PXL_20210525_142640720.jpg

diamond-flowers

silver wormwood
PXL_20210525_142703547.jpg

silver wormwood

diamond-flowers
PXL_20210525_142726196.jpg

diamond-flowers

plains prickly pear cactus
PXL_20210525_142738439.jpg

plains prickly pear cactus

yellow stonecrop (sedum)
PXL_20210525_143054815.jpg

yellow stonecrop (sedum)

nodding beardtongue
PXL_20210525_143155368.jpg

nodding beardtongue

nodding beardtongue
PXL_20210525_143204416.jpg

nodding beardtongue

whitemouth dayflower
PXL_20210525_143216733.jpg

whitemouth dayflower

whitemouth dayflower
PXL_20210525_143220836.jpg

whitemouth dayflower

wild four o'clock
PXL_20210525_143331902.jpg

wild four o'clock

wild four o'clock
PXL_20210525_143337276.jpg

wild four o'clock

wavyleaf thistle
PXL_20210525_143542289.jpg

wavyleaf thistle

'asters and allies' is as close as inaturalist got, though experts may weigh in later
PXL_20210525_143555831.jpg

'asters and allies' is as close as inaturalist got, though experts may weigh in later

common hedge parsley
PXL_20210525_143635267.jpg

common hedge parsley

common hedge parsley
PXL_20210525_143646575.jpg

common hedge parsley

slimflower scurfpea!
PXL_20210525_143949744.jpg

slimflower scurfpea!

slimflower scurfpea
PXL_20210525_143953750.jpg

slimflower scurfpea

slimflower scurfpea
PXL_20210525_143954670.jpg

slimflower scurfpea

slimflower scurfpea
PXL_20210525_143954670~2.jpg

slimflower scurfpea

indian blanket
PXL_20210525_144004215.jpg

indian blanket

indian blanket
PXL_20210525_144010606.jpg

indian blanket

texas paintbrush
PXL_20210525_150950782.jpg

texas paintbrush

fourvalve mimosa
PXL_20210525_151027761.jpg

fourvalve mimosa

clasping venus' looking glass
PXL_20210525_151452620.jpg

clasping venus' looking glass

maybe bonfire moss
PXL_20210525_151505626.jpg

maybe bonfire moss

common yarrow
PXL_20210525_151531452.jpg

common yarrow

eastern american jack-o-lantern
PXL_20210525_153630296.jpg

eastern american jack-o-lantern

PXL_20210525_153640598.jpg
PXL_20210525_153640598.jpg
PXL_20210525_153642841.jpg
PXL_20210525_153642841.jpg
winecup mallow
PXL_20210525_155151500.jpg

winecup mallow

common dandelion
PXL_20210525_155203255.jpg

common dandelion

engelmann daisy
PXL_20210525_162550083.jpg

engelmann daisy

engelmann daisy
PXL_20210525_162553559.jpg

engelmann daisy

WMWRlandscape
PXL_20210525_162601047.jpg

WMWRlandscape

roadside gaura
PXL_20210525_164159453.jpg

roadside gaura

roadside gaura
PXL_20210525_164559984.jpg

roadside gaura

plains coreopsis
PXL_20210525_164742244.jpg

plains coreopsis

plains coreopsis
PXL_20210525_164746522.jpg

plains coreopsis

canadian meadow garlic
PXL_20210525_164755562.jpg

canadian meadow garlic

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172419252.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172424178.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose (spent blooms)
PXL_20210525_172430017.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose (spent blooms)

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172439690.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172444495.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172448468.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose

bigfruit evening primrose
PXL_20210525_172451937.jpg

bigfruit evening primrose