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5 sepals, 5 petals, many stamens, many ovaries, perigynous. Ternate, alternate leaflets

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!

In dry Pinus jeffreyi forest on ultramafic rock

At Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area

https://www.inaturalist.org/journal/trscavo/84837-logging-on-snake-mountain

Many hundreds of them all across the mountain, in talus/open hillside, and wet areas. Many sitting just inside a gopher hole as pictured here.

New tree growing on an old one.

Rainier NP

Elevation approximately 7500 feet

has pterophorid moths stealing nectar