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Painted Milkvetch (Astragalus ceramicus)Observer
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Colorful bladders! Painted milkvetch.
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Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)Observer
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Found right outside the Visitor Center one late June evening. We carefully moved it away from the door to a gully where it would not get harmed.
I agree it is a Woodhouse and not a Western Toad.
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Mojave Kingcup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus ssp. mojavensis)Observer
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Blooming in the Chinle rocks in Daniel's Canyon
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Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii)Observer
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These flowers were still blooming In Daniel's Canyon
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Desert Prince's Plume (Stanleya pinnata)Observer
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Right off Cub Creek Road near the Sound of Silence trailhead, these lovely bouquets were waving in the wind.
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Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)Observer
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Of-trail in Horsetrail Canyon, a muddy spot had this lovely item on it.
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Observer
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Right in the field just south of Josie's Cabin.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
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Observed sitting at first on a trail sign, then flew to this tree. Along Moenkopi-Chinli rocks, Sounds of Silence Trail
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Yuccas (Genus Yucca)Observer
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Small plant near the end of the Sounds of Silence Trail.
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Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata)Observer
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An isolated specimen right in Red Wash along the Sounds of Silence Trail.
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Textile Onion (Allium textile)Observer
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They are flowering along the Sounds of Silence Trail in the classic Triassic redbeds of the Moenkopi Formation.
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Wandering Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. vagrans)Observer
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Just outside of the DINO NM boundary.
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Great Basin Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer ssp. deserticola)Observer
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Seen crawling towards the campers at Ely Creek CG
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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One of two hawks circling above Harper's Corner Road just north of NPS HQ.
