Spring Observations!

Last weekend I was in Davis visiting some friends and we all decided to go for a hike in Berryessa near Putah Creek on saturday (3/9). It was a really awesome hike because usually I am only in this area around the summer time, and I am used to seeing everything out here very dry and brown. However, on Saturday everything was really green - even the cow pastures! At the start of the hike, the trail began in the shadow of the ridge, so there were a lot of mushrooms and ferns thriving in this kind of moist environment. But as we walked our way around the ridge to where the sunlight could reach the ground, I found an abundance of plant life and wildflowers growing -- like the Indian Warrior and Pacific Hound's Tongue I observed, which were both in full bloom! There were also a lot of butterflies, and several frogs croaking in the distance, but they were all to fast (or very well hidden) to take a picture of.

Posted on March 14, 2013 06:01 PM by aseruthmitchell aseruthmitchell

Observations

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What

Warrior's Plume (Pedicularis densiflora)

Observer

aseruthmitchell

Date

March 9, 2013

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Lupines (Genus Lupinus)

Observer

aseruthmitchell

Date

March 9, 2013

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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Observer

aseruthmitchell

Date

March 9, 2013

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California Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum jordanii)

Observer

aseruthmitchell

Date

March 7, 2013

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Pacific Hound's Tongue (Adelinia grandis)

Observer

aseruthmitchell

Date

March 9, 2013

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