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Piranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)

May 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Western Tanagers are always an exciting bird to see, flashing that bright red head and yellow body, with the black…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Cardinalidae, Chordata, Passeriformes, Piranga, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager

Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail)

May 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I’ve forgotten almost everything I learned from Cindy Roché when I took her grass workshop last June, but I still…

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Posted in: Alopecurus, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Alopecurus pratensis, Meadow Foxtail

Camassia quamash (Common Camas)

May 14, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

This evening I’m proud and honored to bring you a guest profile from my non-binary offspring Morgan Nelson; On May…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagaceae, Asparagales, Camassia, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Camassia quamash, Common Camas

Zale minerea (Colorful Zale Moth)

May 13, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

The first time I saw a Zale minerea was on the most spectacular night of mothing I’ve ever had. The temperature on…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Erebidae, Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Zale Filed under: Colorful Zale Moth, Zale minerea

Viola glabella

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

These wonderful plants, which are also known colloquially as the smooth yellow violet, pioneer violet, and the stream violet, were…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Malpighiales, Plants, Species Profiles, Viola, Violaceae Filed under: Viola glabella

Anemone oregana (Oregon Anemone)

May 12, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

On my recent trip to the Wind River in Skamania County I was somewhat disappointed to find a dearth of…

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Posted in: Anemone, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculales, Species Profiles Filed under: Anemone oregana, Oregon Anemone

Phyllodesma americana (American Lappet Moth)

May 10, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Last week I was fishing, camping, and running lights on the Wind River. It was a little early for the…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lasiocampidae, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Phyllodesma, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Lappet Moth, Phyllodesma americana

Erythranthe alsinoides

May 8, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I have to admit that in my recreational naturalist investigations I am most drawn to the relationships amongst lifeforms. I also…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Erythranthe, Eudicots, Lamiales, Phrymaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Erythranthe alsinoides

Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone, Madrona)

May 4, 2022 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

For those who may be wondering about my recent hiatus, I discuss that in the blog titled ‘Refocusing in Retirement’.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Arbutus, Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Arbutus menziesii, Madrona, Pacific Madrone

Dolichovespula arenaria

May 2, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

For anyone who wonders about my hiatus from writing profiles, I discuss it in the blog ‘Refocusing in Retirement’. This…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Dolichovespula, Hymenoptera (Wasps, Ants, Bees), Insecta, Plants, Species Profiles, Vespidae Filed under: Dolichovespula arenaria

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