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What a wonderful day at the Post Oak Preserve with the Texas Nature Trackers and several other naturalists -- we documented a LOT of great things today!

What is it, really?

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Plants of vulture ridge population (west side of Grand Canyon) are taller and have substantially larger leaves, flowers, and buds.

Observed a few caterpillars (Hyles lineata?) on and near plants at red bluff springs south.

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Sleeping, early morning

USA, Nevada, Clark County, Gold Butte National Monument. The pale flower of Juniper sulphur flower (Eriogonum umbellatum var. juniporinum) wild buckwheat.

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on left. On right is Astragalus amphioxys

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Sceloporus graciosus (top) basking on a Uta stansburiana (bottom)

Calico Basin Red Rock National Prk

Two.

3rd location I’ve found this type of mushroom. 1st was Red Rock. Then yesterday Lake Mead. Today Lake LV area

A long tailed small cat like animal hanging out near the entrance to Ringbolt Hot Springs

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RX10_32512. This was the most westerly specimen I saw along the highway as a passenger at 70mph.