Just the very crown of a Thistle.

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The hapless ant has been dead for a while.

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This little lady has been around the hive for a while. She keeps working hard, but her wibgs are about worn out, she is not long for this world.

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I shot these with a long lens three days ago, but I wanted a closer shot and I did not have a Macro with me, so I came back with a macro today. It is a good thing I got back today because almost all of the flowers were gone. The flowers are small, about 4mm in diameter. … And, in having to get down to the ground to shoot this, I was surprised to find that this is some sort of a sticker plant. Ouch.

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Calliope on the 8th of June 2020, the 1st day of access to Fiesta Island after the massive closures in San Diego, just laying in the sand.

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On the 8th of June 2020, the 1st day of access to Fiesta Island after the massive closures in San Diego

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A 360 degree stitched panorama from a high point along Syacamore Canyon Trail.

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This is the same blackbird from yesterday. This time I was able to get a better angle.

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But they are beautiful

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Along a side trail from Lake Miramar.

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This is along the edge of Lake Miramar.

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Honestly, this is the first one I have seen in the San Diego area since I was young. There used to be flocks everywhere, with hundreds of individuals. Now I have seen one again.

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I am not really sure what the name of this plant is. … This plant is mostly full grown, and at the end of the season it dries out and turns a very rust red.

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Waiting for todays adventure. Today, we went around Lake Miramar.

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Just hanging on a stump.

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Sycamore Canyon Trail

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Playing with color along Sycamore Canyon Trail

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I have used this Oak many times. I call this tree, friend. … The tree has been my model with my niece, Lena, when she was little.

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On the way into Tecolote canyon, I met some chickens and their trainer.

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On the way down into Tecolote Canyon, this is the hill. This is a three image Panorama.

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The path on this route into the canyon is almost grown closed, but all that growing also brought flowers.

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A relative close shot of a panoply of color.

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Just a splattering of color in the canyon.

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A small splattering of color in Tecolote Canyon.

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Small flowers in Tecolote canyon.

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