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Yellow-bellied Racer and NorPac rattlesnake also found within a few feet. Many more records for the region entered into www.naherp.com.

Needles in bundles of 5, roughly two inches long. Such a cool spiral pattern to the dead wood on the trunks. I wonder why that’s happened.

There must have been near 30 Gentner's fritillaries in bloom and another >60 Scarlet fritillaries in this last than a half mile walk. Must have been SO many more of both.

ODOT wetland mitigation site east of Olene, on the Lost River.

note the herringbone pattern on outer bulb coat!

Found yesterday by Jon Cox. Located under the old floating dock to the east of the dam. Photos.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S52565636

https://ebird.org/checklist/S77315331

Found this specimen when working with the Washington State Department of Agriculture looking for the hornets. Hornet in the possession of WSDA.

Mount Washington

with Paul Wilson, Bryo excursion. Just downslope of campground in riparian area full of mosses. Schistidium was on vertical wall under shrub in shaded area next to creek water.

Poison boy

much shamller than D. ingens and in steep, sloping brushy habitat

On rocky ridge

Prey drag? Identical drag-like marks with every set of tracks in this trail

Substrate: rock.
Leaves strongly papillose, but papillae not antler-like. Costa distinctly reddish, extending to conspicuous hyaline awns. Stems ~ 2cm.

I think?

Smilax californica. Black spines on primary stem.

Mother and kitten on Molas Pass

San Juan County, Colorado.

Phaeocollybia californica is the other mushroom in the photo. The location may have been burned in the Monument fire.