Below Vantage
There was a huge fire in the sage steppe around the I-90 corridor west of Vantage this year. I drove down to see the results along the road south from Vantage along the Columbia near the Wanapum Dam.
There was a parking area with an exposed beach where I took the photos of the creatures on the gumweed. The wind was stiff, so the flowers were swaying a lot, making good photos nearly impossible. I posted the caterpillars to show they were there, but don't have a lot of hope that they can be identified.
I also drove down into the state park and took some photos there as well.
(Not an exciting post. I use these to group the observations so I can find them when I want to.)
Observations
Photos / Sounds
What
Metallic Sweat Bees (Subgenus Dialictus)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Smaller bee on what I think is gumweed. Super windy day. These flowers were growing on the beach where the water had covered the rocks and sand earlier in the year.
Photos / Sounds
Observer
wenatcheebDescription
The wind was whipping the flowers about on this exposed stretch of beach. The beach is under water in the early part of the year.
Photos / Sounds
What
Life (Life)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Rocks exposed when dam lowered water lever, covered with dried water weeds.
Photos / Sounds
What
Gumplants (Genus Grindelia)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Sticky gum when touched, curved points on the cup around the flowers. This one doesn't seem to have ray petals.
Photos / Sounds
What
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Small green caterpillar on gumweed.
Photos / Sounds
What
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Seems different from plain green cat shared prior to this? (Windy day, moving flowers so not sharp focus, sharing because of multiple cats seen on this flower.)
Photos / Sounds
What
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)Observer
wenatcheebDescription
Tan cat with lengthwise stripes on gumweed.
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