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| Trude | profile | all galleries >> seasons_of_nature_spring >> spring_at_santiago_oaks_2009 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Arrival of spring means frequent trips to our local wilderness parks |
 Indian Pink |
 Fiesta Flower |
 Phacelia species |
 Uh, don't know, but it ain't a dandelion! |
 Flower buds which ..... |
 .....burst into flowers! |
 Blue Dichs with beetles |
 Ladybird Beetle, aka ladybug |
 Sara Orangetip sipping at fiddleneck |
 Flower Fly |
 Leaf miner (larval insect that eats its way thru middle of leaves and then emerges as adult) |
 Sun and insect abundance bring out Western Fence Lizard |
 Peek under ferns at their reproductive "sori." Each fern species has different pattern. |
 Gooseberry with hanging flowers and wicked "thorns" |
 Dudleya clinging to rocks |
 Spring brings migrating songbirds, although this Orange-crowned Warbler is seen throughout the year |
 Courtship feeding in Red-crowned and Lilac-crowned Parrots |
 Bushtit pair were grabbing sticks for their nest. This stick was too big! |
 Bewick's Wren was also shopping for sticks |
 Acorn Woodpecker, male, next to his cavity nest |
 Uh, oh, pile of feathers means a bird killed by a predator |
 Mourning Dove killed by a raptor such as Coopers Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, or Great Horned Owl |
 I reassembled a complete tail from the scattered feathers |
 A favorite Coast Live Oak |
 Hillside burned after fire with lots of regrowth |
 Keep your eyes looking this spring (Vic Leipzig's birding group) |
 There are so many wonderful things to see! |
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