Random Photos

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A random taste of photos:
Hikina'akala Heiau. Remains of an ancient temple constructed from lava rocks. Pink and white wildflowers grace a tree-lined hill in Pacheco State Park, California. This is either a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper\'s Hawk, eating a smaller bird. I believe it is a juvenile (fledged some weeks ago). This hawk family lived in a eucalyptus tree on a golf course.
Yellow wildflowers on stems that resemble rosemary. Yellow wildflowers lead to a pond in Pacheco State Park, California. California Academy of Sciences \
Macro of a natural pink salt marsh. The mouth of the Wailua River, where it meets the Pacific Ocean. It felt sacred to me, a between-place, a place of transition and transformation. Morro Rock ringed by mist, with greenery in the foreground.
Red rock mountains tower over the city of Sedona at twilight. Near Nakalele Blowhole. Footprints in the mud of a salt marsh.
Waimea Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, seen from a helicopter. \ Little purple flowers growing in beach sand. It resembles sand verbena, but I\'m not sure. (If you know the species, please let me know and I\'ll add the info!)
California Academy of Sciences \ Yellow and orange flower. Orange sunset at the beach in Morro Bay.
I believe this is a blue morpho butterfly, resting on gray concrete. His poor wings look a little ragged. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico. Giant yellow flower on a zucchini plant.
Strange lava formations near Dragon's Teeth, Kapalua, Maui. Natural CO2 emissions from a magma body beneath Mammoth Mountain asphyxiated more than 100 acres of trees near Horseshoe Lake in the early 1990s. A white mushroom on a fallen tree near Mammoth Lakes.
Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) -- I think! Any entomologists out there are most welcome to correct me. Creamy colors blend with orange, red, yellow, mauve, green and blue in this textured landscape. This photo was taken by Geneva Hudspeth and put in the Creative Commons with her permission. Orange sunset at the beach in Morro Bay.
A strange alien-looking red succulent plant grows on a scrubby coastal region. An American flag flies on the beach near Morro Rock while children and adults play in the water nearby. Crystal Crag and broken rocks face off at TJ Lake or Lake Barrett (not sure which).
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Photos by artist Erin Metcalf of Eirewolf Creations.

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