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with lots of Berberis aquifolium foliage.

Massive nest on the trail, at least 4 feet across and a 1 foot tall.

Lagomorph

Fox Sparrow chasing the Golden Crowned Sparrow

At 7:35am, 2 chicks in nest #3. (nest with the deformed beak) At 4pm that afternoon, nest on the ground, no chicks to be found. they seemed too small to have fledged... assuming predation.

Flowers actinomorphic, solitary, 5 sepals, 5 petals, many stamens, many ovaries, perigynous. Ternate, alternate leaflets, serrate margins. Stem light brown with thorns

Fort Steilacoom Park

Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam, BC, Canada

a male Mountain Bluebird on a fencepost at Six Mile

P02[835:833] TT[9108] E[176:0035]G[000:0x00] BV[143:0] IR[L:F:60] MOE[0:3] AL:[0:0

P02[1:6] TT[731] E[080:2272]G[200:0x3e] BV[-2:-1] IR[L:F:60] MOE[0:3] AL:[0:210

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One male on the left, a male and a female on the right

With the leaves off the deciduous trees I was finally able to spot this bird climbing up a tree. I am familiar with its look due to class outings.

In Pinus jeffreyi savannah on ultramafic soil

Barrel cactus and moon in background

Rocky slope near mountain top that is covered by low growing Nootka Cypress (Alaska Yellow Cedar). Maybe snow slides knock the tops off?

This pika was less than two feet from the very busy Snow Lake trail. It was unfazed by both people and dogs passing by.

In volcanic stonefield

Bond Island Natural Area

feeding on Phyllactinia

Gall wasp on some species of Rosa.

Looks to be an interesting fossil at the pika's foot.

Eating inkcap mushroom.

Twisted-stalk chlorotic streak virus, host: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118792430

Cool looking!