California Sierra Desert Wildflowers & Birds

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April 10 2010

Expansive display of California poppies in bloom in Lancaster

California Desert Poppies in bloom

 

1995 Jeep Grand cherokee has been 100% reliable for 15 years!

Luckily my Jeep has been 100% reliable for 15 years

 

California wildflowers, poopies, lupine and goldfields

Poppies, Lupine and Goldfields

 

Macro close up view of a California Poppy

Close Up

 

Poppy filled with sunlight and glowing with life

Softly Glowing

 

abstract poppy petals

Pretty Petals

 

desert dandelions in full bloom in the Owens Valley along the base of the sierra nevada

Mountain of Flowers

 

countless desert dandelions with a few purple sand verbena mixed in, along the base of the sierra mountains

Desert Dandelions along the base of the Sierra mountains

 

Desert Dandelions blooming in the Owens Valley along the base of the Sierra mountains

Rivers of wildflowers flow down the slopes

 

Lower Owens river in Bishop California

Sierra Owens River

 

Sierra sunrise along the Owens River

Great place to fly fish

 

pair of mallard drakes with sierra reflection upon the water

Mallard Sierra Reflection

 

White-faced Ibis migrating along the base of the sierra mountains

White-faced Ibis migrating along the base of the Sierra

 

Black-necked Stilts and American Avocets migrating through the Sierra mountains

Stilts and Avocets migrating through the sierra

 

California Quail

California Quail

 

dirt road leading up into the sierra mountains

Nice day for a drive

 

snowy sierra stream and in a couple of months, the flowers will be blooming here

Cold in the high country

 

Cold Sierra lake surrounded by snow

Wintry Sierra View

 

view down from the edge of the Sierra mountains and desert

Deserts Edge

 

Rocky Alabama Hills near Lone Pine California

Rocky Alabama Hills

 

Sierra Alabama hiils rock garden

Rock Garden

 

White mountains at sunset with pastel sky

Layers of Rock - the view behind me

 

Sierra sunset

Sierra Sunset

 

desert wildflowers closing up for the night, photo taken well after sunset

Desert wildflowers closing up for the night

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