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Ginger and Connie went on a Mid-Peninsula Open Space District sponsored hike in Sierra Azul Preserve called "Butterflies of Sierra Azul." Here is the description: Get acquainted with the butterflies found in the many habitats of this expansive Preserve. Docents Jan Hintermeister, Katherine Greene, and Vivian Neou will be your traveling companions on this leisurely-paced out and back hike on the Woods Trail. Although your focus is on butterflies, you'll see many other plant and animal species with Mt. Umunhum in the background. There will be a short lunch break along the way. Bring binoculars if you have them. References Click Here for map. All photos copyright Ginger Wolnik |
video of Spring Azure butterflies (Celastrina ladon), click to play
video of Tortoise Shell Butterfly (Nymphalis californica), click to play
Spring Azure butterflies Celastrina ladon
Variable Checkerspot butterfly Euphydryas chalcedona
Propertius Duskywing butterfly Erynnis propertius
another view of Propertius Duskywing butterfly Erynnis propertius
another Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
view of Santa Clara valley
Coast Indian Paintbrush Castilleja affinis
closeup of Coast Indian Paintbrush Castilleja affinis
Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
closeup of Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum
Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
closeup of Bluewitch Nightshade Solanum umbelliferum
Western Columbine Aquilegia formosa
closeup of Western Columbine Aquilegia formosa
Grassy Tarweed, Slender Tarweed Madia gracilis
Santa Clara Red Ribbons Clarkia concinna automixa
closeup of Santa Clara Red Ribbons Clarkia concinna automixa
view of Guadalupe Reservoir
White Globe Lilies Calochortus albus
Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii
closeup of Fernald's Iris Iris fernaldii
Orange Bush Monkeyflower, Sticky Monkeyflower Mimulus aurantiacus
California Buckeye Aesculus californica
Checkerspot butterfly on California Buckeye Aesculus californica
Winecup Clarkia Clarkia purpurea
closeup of Winecup clarkia Clarkia purpurea
Crevice Alumroot Heuchera micrantha
closeup of Crevice Alumroot Heuchera micrantha
Western Heart's Ease, Pinto Violet Viola ocellata
closeup of Western Heart's Ease, Pinto Violet Viola ocellata
Giant Chain Fern Woodwardia fimbriata
base of Giant Chain Fern Woodwardia fimbriata
Broad-leaved Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium
closeup of Broad-leaved Stonecrop Sedum spathulifolium
lichens, moss and Stonecrops on rock outcrop
California Polypody Polypodium californicum
(growing along a rock seam)
closeup of California Polypody Polypodium californicum
beetle on Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum
Chinese Houses, Collinsia Collinsia heterophylla
Western Sword Fern Polystichum munitum
Variable Linanthus Leptosiphon parviflorus
Clay Mariposa Lily Calochortus argillosus
closeup of Clay Mariposa Lily Calochortus argillosus
insects on Clay Mariposa Lily Calochortus argillosus
Shade Phacelia? Phacelia nemoralis
Shade Phacelia? Phacelia nemoralis
Spreading Larkspur Delphinium patens
closeup of Spreading Larkspur Delphinium patens
closeup of Spreading Larkspur Delphinium patens
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