Today is the start of International Moth Week (July 22-30- Here is a link to events registered on the Moth…
As soon as I was sure that I was looking at masses of Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulphur-flower Buckwheat) on my first trip to Mt.…
I have been hoping to find Eriogonum umbellatum (sulphur-flower buckwheat) for some time now, but my timing was always wrong and I…
I got really lucky identifying these handsome little moths that were quite abundant on my recent trips to Mt. Hood.…
I was a little surprised to find this Valeriana sitchensis (most commonly called Sitka valerian, though some books call it mountain valerian…
When I found the first of these on my recent trip to Mt. Hood I was very excited, because I’m…
So, I have to be honest here- I’m pretty darn sure these photos show only Phlox diffusa (spreading phlox), but I’m not…
On both of my recent trips to Mt. Hood I saw a few dozen of these pretty little noctuid moths,…
The first time I noticed this plant was last fall when I was looking for Pinus albicaulis (White-bark Pine), and I…
Some of the bugs that I was most disappointed in not being able to net during the trip I talk…