Flora And Some Fauna At Kaibab National Forest
Recently shot near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
Normal Kaibab Photos
The Kaibab National Forest is an anomaly in a land of deep red rock canyons and desert scrub. Situated high on a plateau, the Kaibab reaches some 9,000 feet into the Northern Arizona sky.
Ponderosa Pines thrive at The Kaibab National Forest near the north rim of The Grand Canyon, Arizona
Curious Coyote
The mule deer are extremely healthy looking here.
Cedar Breaks Flora
Cedar Breaks National Monument is a geologic marvel but in July, visitors come for the floral display. At over 10,000 feet in elevation, the seasons arrive later than sooner.
Silver Lupine and Indian Paintbrush bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah
Columbine bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah
Little sunflowers bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah
The Many Faces Of The Coneflower
The Coneflower can take on many shapes and looks. It’s the ultimate shape shifter!
With a twirl!
Coastal Flora
It’s spring and the flowers were blooming along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline. Flowers include California Poppies, California Morning Glory, Daisies, flowering Ice Plant and Lupine.
Fiddlenecks?
I never heard of fiddlenecks until I tried to find out what kind of flower I was photographing because there were about a billion of them. In the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains along Highway 58 are acres and acres of them blossoming.
The foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains are in full bloom with Amsinckia, a genus of flowering plants commonly known as fiddlenecks.
Seaside Wildflowers
Wildflowers were blooming along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline. Some, I recognize, others I couldn’t identify even with my flower book.
An ice plant flowers along California’s Pacific Coast near Big Sur.
California Blue Lilac
Monterey Indian Paintbrush
Blue iris
Seaside daises
Calia Lily
California Morning Glory
Mellow Yellow
Along Highway 46 in Central California are fields of mostly flowering yellow Mustard Grass. Winter rains have forced a beautiful blossom. More wildflower images along the Pacific Ocean and the orange hills near Tehachapi will follow soon.
Death Valley Is Anything But Dead
Had to go to Death Valley National Park to check out the Super Bloom. I’ve been going to Death Valley for about 10 years and have never experienced this amount of flowers and people. I captured the floral display starting a few hours before sunset. The predominate flower south of Furnace Creek is the Desert Gold Sunflower or as I like to call it, Geraea Canescens. Stay tuned for more pics from Eureka Dunes, fighter jets and the Pacific Coast.
Even the Coyote came out to check the scene.
The Blue Phacelia
