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Red Fox Vulpes vulpesObserver
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Red Fox, below Paradise.
Marmot, busy about his travels, standing upright before us, in the center of the path, at Sunrise.
Red Paintbrush wildflowers, in subalpine meadows, at Sunrise.
Marmot, along the trail at Sunrise... Feeding on Lupine wildflowers.
Many stems Growing from a stump. About 15' tall. Very lush with leaves all vibrant shades of green. Some leaves up to 16" across.
black with a yellow sraight line and reddish-pink belly with white tiny poke-a-dots
what I thought was a net-winged beetle turns out to be a firely! Apparently a winter black firefly.
Natural habitat in front of the heater.
Saw one for the first time. Saw in eastern Washington. went by too fast to see a picture.
Heard at Paradise on Mt. Rainier. Heard the males inflating their airbags and making their bellowing noises. Hard to find.
saw a few on Mt. Rainier. could tell they were Ravens by their giant size and call.
sorry its a bad picture, it flew away as I got my camera out.
~4000 feet above sea level. around Paradise on Mt. Rainier.
bluish-green tree. bottom of mt. Rainier.
giant ant! all over the bottom of mt. rainier area. I saw one on a wooden bench, flying short distances before dropping its wings. I have no idea why.
Glubose leaf shape as opposed to sharp pointed leaf shape like that of xanthoryparis. Within a large tree located within the UW campus not very far from Hitchcock hall.
Three species could be present. Most individuals were ammoceotes found in fine sediment areas in pools and backwaters
At least two species. Permits did not permit voucher specimens for ID.
Young of the year difficult to differentiate from steelhead/rainbow trout
Fish moving project assoociated with bank stabilization project. All fish were young of the year.
This bird was fairly tame and bold, landed on the trail in front of me and remained for several minutes.
Ranunculus suksdorfii (Subalpine Buttercup )
This is Spray Park, near Mist Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1700 meters (5600 feet)
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White Lupinus latifolius (broadleaf lupine)
This is Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1700 meters (5600 feet)
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Xerophyllum tenax (Beargrass) being pollinated by a hoverfly Syrphidae family
This is Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1700 meters (5600 feet)
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Xerophyllum tenax (Beargrass) being pollinated by a hoverfly Syrphidae family
Alpine meadow habitat
This is Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1700 meters (5600 feet)
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Monotropa hypopitys (Pinesap) emerging
trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a forested area (Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock), Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1550 meters (5100 feet)
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Pterospora andromedea emerging
trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a forested area (Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock), Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1550 meters (5100 feet)
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Stand of subalpine fir
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Pedicularis ornithorhyncha at Burke Museum
An interesting article on pollination of Pedicularis sp. at Mount Rainier
The Pollination Ecology of Pedicularis on Mount Rainier
by Lazarus, Walter Macior, American Journal of Botany, Vol. 60, No. 9 (Oct., 1973), pp. 863-871
Six native species of Pedicularis in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State were studied for their reproductive relationships with animal pollinators
There are six native species of Pedicularis within Mount Rainier National Park
Pedicularis bracteosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis contorta at Burke Museum
Pedicularis groenlandica at Burke Museum
Pedicularis ornithorhyncha at Burke Museum
Pedicularis racemosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis rainierensis at Burke Museum
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum a form of crust lichen crustose
See an interesting article on the use of lichens to measure the date of deposition.
www.blackwellpublishing.com/Microbiology/pdfs/lichens.pdf
yellow-green islands are areolae,black fungal hypothallus at the margin.
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Small clumps of stunted subalpine fir
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Gentiana calycosa
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Castilleja rupicola
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)
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Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Dwarf Lupine) growing in pumice with unidentified heather family (Ericaceae)
This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1800 meters (5950 feet)
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