Observations by aclay232

Cup-like orange flowers, not super abundant here, but were all along the burke gilman trail. Three leaflets, toothed, growing next to fence, these plants don't usually seem to need a lot of space.

Red-orange flowers opening downwards, with yellow anthers coming out of center of flower; five petals below, and things that look like bowling pins above, not sure what they're for (maybe nectar?).

Very tall, needles mostly lost on lower part of tree, some left in parts, not especially abundant in the location I was in.

A few parts of this plant already had berries, but most had white flowers in clusters with tiny buds clustered in the center. Leaves toothed, three lobed.

Looks a lot like fringe cup, but has copper colored flowers, blooming, five lobed leaves.

Female looked a lot like that of a mallard, but male swimming very close by was mostly gray with brown feathers on back. Swimming in the shallow water off lake shore.

Bright orange-red flowers short and tube-like, coming out of two opposite leaves, growing near lake shore.

Tried for awhile to get a good picture but zoom wasn't working. Beautiful bright yellow bird sitting up in a tall shrub at almost the tip, with black on head and wings.

Lots of these growing about four feet tall (stalks), bright yellow flowers, growing around a large patch of cattails, intermingled with tall grass.

Fully black body, perched on shrub in open grassy field. I didn't realize how smart these birds were until I heard about the mask experiment that involve parents teaching across generations.

Greenish-brown, fanlike, thick, growing on log with a moss on the side of the trail.

Didn't know these grew too much around here; pale green heart-shaped leaves, this was a smaller, younger tree only about 8 ft tall.

Deep purple flowers, leaves, 10~leaflets on each, in full sunlight, bumblebee on flowers.

Small pink flowers, leaves five lobed, growing along side of path near thimbleberry, and red clover.

Lots of this in a clearing along path, cohabiting with red clover. White flowers and green leaves in threes with a lighter green ring like pattern on each leaflet.

Black and shiny body, yellow spots along the length of sides, crawling on log, this guy had a ton of legs, dozens of segments.

This was growing in a very moist area, under tree cover, near false lily of the valley, devil's club, and hooker's fairybell. 3 times pinnate, ~ten pairs of leaflets.

Leaves toothed, shiny similar to that of beaked hazelnut, alternate, eliptical; bark, gray, splotchy; catkins on some parts of the tree, brown and hanging down; veins prominent.

Small pink flowers, creeping, abundant; if you crush up the leaves they give off an unpleasant smell; mostly in clearings.

Leaves seven lobed, toothed, taller shrub, about 20ft tall, no flowers yet.

Apparently non-native and very weedy, this plant grew about five-seven feet tall; red coloring at base of leaf, otherwise green rounded triangle shaped leaves, stems growing erect.

Flying around area with lots of Scotchbroom and Cottonwood trees, orange back, black head, furry/fuzzy body.

Lots of yellow flowers, pod-like, apparently need heavier bees to pollinate the popping mechanism of the plant. Abundant, is invasive, growing near river and under cottonwood trees.