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Trude | profile | all galleries >> seasons_of_nature_summer >> late_summer_at_starr_ranch tree view | thumbnails | slideshow
Entering National Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary
Entering National Audubon's Starr Ranch Sanctuary		 A short hike along Bell Canyon
A short hike along Bell Canyon		 Watch out! Don't step on the snake!
Watch out! Don't step on the snake!		 Young Gopher Snake only 13 inches long
Young Gopher Snake only 13 inches long
Behr's Metalmarks abound
Behr's Metalmarks abound		 Sipping nectar in the heat
Sipping nectar in the heat		 Many skippers also sipping nectar from flowers (Woodland Skipper)
Many skippers also sipping nectar from flowers (Woodland Skipper)		 Many Sycamore leaves still green
Many Sycamore leaves still green
Other Sycamores already turning autumn colors
Other Sycamores already turning autumn colors		 Buckwheat seeds indicate fall colors, too
Buckwheat seeds indicate fall colors, too		 But Mistletoe is always green
But Mistletoe is always green		 And so is Prickly Pear Cactus
And so is Prickly Pear Cactus
Another sign of late summer is feather molt (California Towhee)
Another sign of late summer is feather molt (California Towhee)		 We discover Gray Fox scat on trail
We discover Gray Fox scat on trail		 Tracks of Mule Deer (which way is it going?)
Tracks of Mule Deer (which way is it going?)		 Pits created by ant lion larva
Pits created by ant lion larva
Grasshopper matches color of dried grass and dirt
Grasshopper matches color of dried grass and dirt		 Two obvious habitats: Riparian (canyon) and coastal sage scrub (hillside)
Two obvious habitats: Riparian (canyon) and coastal sage scrub (hillside)		 On way out, evidence of Western Screech-owl
On way out, evidence of Western Screech-owl		 Just a hot summer day in nature!
Just a hot summer day in nature!

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Guest 07-Sep-2009 22:56
HiTrude, Youe pictures are once again amazing. I love the medalmark, it's one of my favs!! Julie brodhag
constance CASSADY 07-Sep-2009 18:47
trude, you are tougher than i am. your photos are super!. all i can think about is the heat! . i m such a wimp photographer! i love that little snake. i hope IT lives long and prospers! cc
Lou Murray 06-Sep-2009 23:16
Great photos, as always. Love Starr Ranch.
Bill Gendron 06-Sep-2009 15:24
Beautiful pics. Skipper is O. sylvanoides, the Woodland Skipper. Thanks, Trude.
Trude06-Sep-2009 06:02
This holiday weekend, we went to Starr Ranch to meet the reserve manager for his advice about setting up wildlife web cams at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Afterwards, we took a short hike along Bell Canyon. This is what we found...
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