Apparently wind-pollinated, or at least with large clouds of pollen to spare
Erigeron glacialis in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, southwest of State Line Peak and northeast of Vintrero, 36.9745 -105.3148, Taos County, New Mexico, 8 Jul 2020.
Kalmia microphylla on the trail from Mosquito Flat to Ruby Lake, 37.419 -118.761, 6 Jul 2008.
Collected and observed by a group organized by Dr. Sara Fuentes-Soriano.
Pictures of Dimetrodon Footprints positive and negative impressions from Prehistoric Trackways National Monument. Dimetrodon is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsids that lived during the Cisuralian, around 295–272 million years ago. It is a member of the family Sphenacodontidae. - Cisuralian / Early Permian Era
Southwest form (Fuertes race) Red-tailed Hawk; the common form in this part of Texas. Note the lack of a distinct belly band.
Falcon by Thomas Circle eating a dove
Continuing bird. Watched it eat several snakes again today.
Found on dirt road next to highway Near Lone Peak High school in Big Sky. Appeared to have been hit by vehicle. Pic location shows location where Bird was taken to meet with Big Sky Bird Rescue.
Turned over to Montana Raptor Conservation center for possible rehabilitation and hopeful release. Has two broken wings. Included x-ray. Beak appeared almost metallic silver. Spotted chest, bright orange coloring above beak.
Single isolated individual out in the middle of a grazing pasture. ID provided by Andrew Salywon at Desert Botanical Gardens.
Marbled/Western? Gorgeous liz!
Grown in a greenhouse from seed collected from the Pine Tree Loop at Aguirre Spring, NM.
By the books, this is Monarda citriodora var. citriodora.
One individual was preserved as a pressed specimen Three other individuals had leaves preserved in silica. All four sampled individuals will be deposited at the NMSU Herbarium under the collection number Abair 400.
Black and Yellow Argiope spider eating house lizard.
The map image shows the range of this population as observed on April 7, 2019.
Observed during Bureau of Land Management rare plant surveys in the Imperial Sand Dunes.
Chowing down on a catfish, complete with some rather comical expressions, including a good Popeye.