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I've gotten behind on posting all the cool things we’ve seen recently on our hikes, including plenty of native CA wildflowers, more fresh mountain lion tracks, a wild tarantula, a striped racer, and even a pair of California Newts.

This is a Common Buckeye butterfly, although not common to me.
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The cutest garter snake I’ve ever seen.
11:59 PM - Jun 03, 2023
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Fried Egg Poppy flowers
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A tadpole starting to grow legs.
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Fresh mountain lion tracks. We have yet to actually see one but you can bet they’ve seen us.
12:02 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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A California Newt
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Another California Newt
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“Indian Paintbrush” flowers
12:04 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Even the invasive species of thistle are beautiful.
12:06 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Red Bush Monkey flower
12:07 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Yellow California Poppies. We were surprised to see many still blooming this late in their season.
12:10 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Wild Tarantula
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Striped Racer snake.

These are known to eat rattlesnakes as well as lizards, believe it or not.
12:13 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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“Brass Buttons”, another invasive plant species
12:15 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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A weird black mushroom with a strange Star-shaped dirt formation on it’s pileus.
12:17 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Goldenstar blooms
12:18 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Splendid Mariposa Lily
12:19 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Purple Winecup Clarkia flowers
12:20 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Beautiful pink bloom on cactus. We saw lots of cacti with a variety of colored blooms, including pink, yellow, red and peach.
12:22 AM - Jun 04, 2023 (Edited)
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A pale pink Bush Mallow flower
12:24 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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Last one. White Morning Glory in full bloom.
12:25 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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In response to Nancy Bird.
Yes, that would be the more common name for the “Fried Egg” poppies. 😉
12:29 AM - Jun 04, 2023
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