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Yosemite Nature Notes 27: Bighorn Sheep
It's time again for another great episode of Yosemite Nature Notes. Check out the latest installment titled, Bighorn Sheep.
Come visit Yosemite, now with more bighorn sheep
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to see a bighorn sheep in Yosemite then you’ve witnessed something very special
Edie’s Image of the Day: Black Headed Grosbeak
A black headed grosbeak sits in an apple tree in the stable orchard. (Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
Edie’s Image of the Day: Showy Milkweed
Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) leaves, the habitat plant for monarch butterflies(Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
Edie’s Image of the Day: In velvet
Buck mule deer, antlers still covered in velvet. (Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
Edie’s Image of the Day: Swallowtail Butterfly
One of over 550 species of swallowtail butterflies. This one is probably a tiger swallowtail butterfly. (Cross posted from The
Edie’s Image of the Day: Spicebush
Spicebush (calycanthus occidentalis) flower. Stems were used as arrow shafts.(Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
Edie’s Image of the Day: Hanging Garden
Plants grow from a crack in Glacier Point Apron(Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)
Edie’s Image of the Day: The Fen
A fen is a marsh or bog, a low area of land subject to seasonal flooding.(Cross posted from The Little
Edie’s Image of the Day: Cow Parsnip
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum) blossoms. (Cross posted from The Little Red Tent)