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Danaus plexippus, MONARCH. Caterpillar on Asclepias fascicularis, NARROW-LEAVED MILKWEED
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Seed pod with 3 Oncopeltus fasciatus, LARGE MILKWEED BUG.
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Plant shadow on orange lichen-covered rock.
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Pointing out the worn surface on the pestle
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Admiring pestle found in ground squirrel hole
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Unearthing a mortar nearby.
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Happy!
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The first water we found in Hidden Creek was full of algae and duckweed.
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oak woodland
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Oak woodland at confluence of Hidden Creek and tributary creek.
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Platanus racemosa, WESTERN SYCAMORE
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Aesculus californica, CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE
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Eric with boar skull
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Eric with boar skull
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Skull of young boar
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In the hills above Salt Creek
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Salt Creek was full of obstacles like these lichen-covered boulders.
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Bedrock mortar
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Epilobium canum, CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA
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Lichen-covered outcrops
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Lots of young blue oak seedlings coming up on this ungrazed hillside
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Great abundance of nuts this year!
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Great abundance of nuts this year!
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*Marrubium vulgare, HOREHOUND
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Grindelia camporum (G. camporum var. c.) GREAT VALLEY GUMPLANT.
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Grindelia camporum (G. camporum var. c.) GREAT VALLEY GUMPLANT.
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Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Heliotropium c.), SEASIDE HELIOTROPE
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Pig Pond
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Tule elk lower jawbones
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Elk antler, probably recently shed
