1220-1405. After meeting with a student on this rather windy day, I decided to try to get a photo to represent the Umqpua Community College Biodiveristy Project for iNat. In doing so, I explored my way up to the NE corner of the property. On the way I was able to photograph a Painted Lady (butterfly), apparently a common species. Up near the NE property corner, I noticed a bee hive in hole in a very large Oregon White Oak. While up in that oak savannah area, I was able to photograph a couple butterflies. I am very new to IDing butterflies, so this has been fun and a challenge. Any tips as I begin this journey are appreciated. I uncovered one of the large dark millipedes, and based on input from @pileated I attempted to get photographs of the face of this one, which showed a vertical line, apparently a character distinguishing an order of millipedes. I also decided to go ahead and photograph some of the little itty bitty flowers that I had been ignoring recently. They are of course difficult to photograph with a cell phone, but I make due.
The Purple Sanicle was fairly common in this upper area of the UCC Property, among the oaks. It is rare or not present down closer to the river where the sanicle is mostly the yellow-flowered Pacific Sanicle.
What do you think of those cool little mites on this beast!!!???
Male on vetch.
Under wood pieces.
Honey bees were going in and out of the large Oregon White Oak tree, through an opening at top of where large left branch joins trunk. I know there is no photo of a honey bee here (one blurry speck in one photo), but I wanted to show an example of a hive location for the honey bee.
In oak savannah. Feeding on vetch. This is my first attempt to ID a duskywing. Let me know how I did! :-)
In oak and pine savannah area. Feeding on vetch.
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