Random Photos

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A random taste of photos:
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 at Mono Lake. Closeup of spiky green and red leaves on a bush resembling holly (though I\'m not sure that\'s what it is).
Seabirds taking off at Morro Bay, California. (If anyone knows the species, please let me know and I\'ll add the info!) Macro of a natural salt marsh. Tufa towers at Mono Lake.
Dragon's Teeth, Kapalua, Maui. Red and black leaves on a plant. These finger-like plants on the salt marsh resemble something one might find underwater.
The stagnant green water of a salt marsh reflects the boardwalk bridge leading to a colorful bank. This photo was taken by Geneva Hudspeth and put in the Creative Commons with her permission. Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon. Hikina'akala Heiau. Remains of an ancient temple constructed from lava rocks.
This building reminded me of an old decrepit church. (It was probably an emergency snow cabin or something.) Natural CO2 outgassing from a magma body beneath Mammoth Mountain asphyxiated more than 100 acres of trees near Horseshoe Lake in the early 1990s. The gasses become concentrated to deadly levels in enclosed structures such as cabins. Petrified wood in this desolate landscape has been fossilized and turned to stone. A man walks a lonely road. Can you see the jackrabbit? He\'s decently camouflaged.
Petrified wood in this desolate landscape has been fossilized and turned to stone. Macro of a bright yellow flower at the beach. Perrine Bridge over the Snake River Canyon.
A red wildflower by a stream near Mammoth Lakes. It resembles Indian Paintbrush, but I\'m not sure what it is. Slot canyon in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico. A purple flower near Mammoth Mountain.
A dead tree near Horseshoe Lake. A fence constructed of driftwood, seaweed, and wire on the beach. Sea cave under Dragon's Teeth, Kapalua, Maui.
Pink salt marsh. Painted Desert within the Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Flowers near Ka'anapali Beach. Lana'i island in the distance.
Lovely marsh muck collects near the bank. Egrets are barely visible in the distance. Water-pumping windmill against a cloudy blue sky. Tufa towers at Mono Lake.
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