We have one small batch of photos left, folks, and. . . .
Today’s photos come from James Blilie and his son Jamie. The captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
This is a set of photos by me and my son, Jamie, taken on a local hike near The Dalles, Oregon. We had a perfect day and the spring flowers were still in bloom near the top of the hike. Jamie recently completed his first year at WSU in Pullman, Washington and did really well studying mechanical engineering.
First, my photos:
Jamie on the trail:
Mount Hood with lupine (Lupinus spp.) and Balsam Root (Balsamorhiza spp.) in the foreground:
Mount Adams (Washington) and the Klickita River Gorge. Looking north from the top of the ridge:
The gorge of Swale Creek from the top of the ridge:
Then Jamie’s photos:
A Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), caught making his lovely spring call:
A Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis), basking. Jamie is MUCH better at spotting wildlife than I am!:
A female Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris). She thought she was hidden behind a grass tuft, and Jamie was able to approach very close:
Paintbrush (Castilleja spp.) in bloom:
A flower we did not identify, at around 3600 feet elevation. (Taken with his Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 macro lens, a superb lens.)
Equipment:
Mine:
Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera (micro 4/3, crop factor = 2.0)
LUMIX G X Vario, 12-35MM, f/2.8 ASPH. (24mm-70mm equivalent)
LUMIX 35-100mm f/2.8 G Vario (70-200mm equivalentJamie’s:
Nikon D5600 camera
Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 “Micro” (macro lens, 1:1)
Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR lens
Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens
Ah, I love this recurring theme – exhilarating!
Unidentified flower. Some kind of pea maybe. Banner, wings and keel? Years ago I had a 55mm micro Nikkor, 3.5.
Bet that 105 2.8 is expensive
Yes, I would agree it is a legume (Fabaceae), maybe a lupine or a clover?
A Vetch? I have no idea but watching Joey Santones’ YouTube videos and him hammering in banner, wings, keel is a pea.
Some kind of vetch is probably likely. We have many vetch species around here. Where this specimen was found, the weather is very harsh and the plants hug the ground never getting much more than 3-4cm above the ground. So, this may be a common vetch type, stunted by the conditions.
Thank You.
Lovely photos!What a beautiful place to explore.
Perfect shot on that Western Meadowlark.
Looks like a beautiful spot. Great pix.
Beautiful! Mt. Hood is the most symmetrical volcano in the Cascades.
Always a pleasure to see your pictures.
Beautiful landscapes to go with nice wildlife. Thanks.
That Western Fence Lizard is carrying quite a large clutch of eggs, by the look of her.
Thank you for taking us along on your hike! Enjoyed this very much.