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The Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) was a common find on my recent trip to the Santa Monica Mountains north of Los Angeles. This was a welcome change from the Bay Area, where the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) dominates.

This is Sunday #2 of Mariposa Lilies! This one is found in the Diablo Range mountains east of the San Francisco Bay. It's called Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus), and like most I've found, there is always a pollinator inside it!

In honor of my podcast episode with Paul Johnson, about butterflies, here's a recent photo of a Sara Orangetip.

Who doesn't love the whimsical flight of a butterfly. Or their graceful beauty. Or the amazing ecology that each butterfly represents?

I vividly remember the first time I encountered a mariposa lily. I saw a pale, unassuming flower ahead of me on a spindly stalk. I decided to check it out, and when I peaked inside, my jaw dropped. The striking colors, delecate flower parts, and the number of flower beetles inside all combined to create this wonderful experience.

I visited a nearby egret rookery for the first time in a couple of years, and it was interesting to watch the Snowy Egrets and Great Egrets hard at work, constructing their nests. Equally interesting was that the Black-crowned Night Herons, who co-inhabit the rookery, already had hatchlings in their nests.

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