A Viceroy on its first day Beaverpond Baskettail Delicate wonder The tiny Goldfinch stands out in any crowd... The length of an egret's neck. Preening, a big job of long feathers. Collecting food for the nestlings Great White Egret Dragonfly garden A daisy meadow... The giant old willow now has lost two major parts… Flooded tiny river Kingfisher (Megaceryle torquata) Two finches, young Housefinch left and Goldfinch Can't identify this tiny bird. California Milkweed Male Songsparrow Male Ebony Jewelwing Mating Ebony Jewelwing Bladderwort Wild garlic Having a taste of vitamins Golden-backed snipe fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus) Finally, summer days have arrived. New Swallow home is ready. Beginning of summer at the lake. An elephant's leg... Blooming Dogwood The wind has created a new flower A day to enjoy. Several turkeys crossed the road in front of our c… Iris princess Beardtongue The true color of Blue-eyed Grass. Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium), the smallest Iris. Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Bastard Toadflax (Comandra) Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) White-tail Deer White-tail Deer Pearl Crescent Ringlet Satyr (Coenonympha tullia) Thunderstorm June 1st. Circa 1870 Circa 1870