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Greeted at entrance by House Wren singing
Greeted at entrance by House Wren singing		 House Wren nested last spring at entry gate
House Wren nested last spring at entry gate		 Bramble's Hairstreak on Lemonadeberry
Bramble's Hairstreak on Lemonadeberry		 Crab Spider on Encelia (seen thanks to Dr. Peter Bryant's observant eyes)
Crab Spider on Encelia (seen thanks to Dr. Peter Bryant's observant eyes)
Blue-eyed Grass in flower
Blue-eyed Grass in flower		 California Poppy in flower
California Poppy in flower		 Deerweed in flower
Deerweed in flower		 Deerweed taken over by parasitic Dodder
Deerweed taken over by parasitic Dodder
Lemonadeberry with fruit
Lemonadeberry with fruit		 White-crowned Sparrow at nature center's feeding station
White-crowned Sparrow at nature center's feeding station		 Golden-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow		 Spotted Towhee
Spotted Towhee
California Thrasher
California Thrasher		 Look at that beak!
Look at that beak!		 Oak Titmouse
Oak Titmouse		 Look at that beak!
Look at that beak!
Western Scrub-jay drinking from ancient metate
Western Scrub-jay drinking from ancient metate		 Raven pair courting overhead
Raven pair courting overhead		 Mystery moth (geometrid) on nature center window
Mystery moth (geometrid) on nature center window		 Moth reflection
Moth reflection
Notice the rolled wing edges and abdomen tipped upward
Notice the rolled wing edges and abdomen tipped upward		 Yucca flower
Yucca flower		 Compare oak (left) and sycamore (right) . Sycamore is deciduous and has not yet regrown its leaves
Compare oak (left) and sycamore (right) . Sycamore is deciduous and has not yet regrown its leaves		 We never got beyond the nature center on this trip!
We never got beyond the nature center on this trip!

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Trude09-Mar-2011 15:03
Ummm, Chris, can we change that to Antoinette? The raised abdomen is an indication of sexual readiness in the female. So this individual is definately a female, not a male. And she is still a Pero mcdunnoughi. :-)
Guest 09-Mar-2011 02:47
Actually, your moth's name is "Arthur", but his friends call him "Art".

Chris

Your photos are really stunning!
Pamela Phillips 07-Mar-2011 16:23
Trude,

Spring has arrived early for me with your luscious photos!
tom maloney 07-Mar-2011 15:49
great photos!

Ranger Tom
Guest 07-Mar-2011 03:43
Your moth is a Geo...Pero mcdunnoughi.
Bill Gendron
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