tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post8180867730383294813..comments2023-10-31T05:14:06.482-07:00Comments on Bourbon, Bastards, and Birds.: Mojave National Preserve Part 2: The Binoculars In The Stone, Two (!) State BirdsSeagull Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-61347510993654096242017-10-20T08:56:04.125-07:002017-10-20T08:56:04.125-07:00I too am doing blog catch up, so have been neglect...I too am doing blog catch up, so have been neglecting my "little help?" duties. :) I think your Linanthus ID is just fine - I'd call that L. demissus. The shrub looks to be Desert Sage, Salvia dorrii, and the Astragalus maybe newberryi or purshii. Well photo graphed in all cases too.randomtruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941027847362672057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-39007776455234171352017-10-04T11:32:07.102-07:002017-10-04T11:32:07.102-07:00Late to this. I have seen Flickers in the Joshua T...Late to this. I have seen Flickers in the Joshua Trees maybe 10 miles south of Cima Dome on Kel-Cima road, but didn't study them closely and ignorantly assumed that they were Northern Flickers, because well I am a sucky birder. Are there also Northern Flickers in the J-Tree forests of the preserve or are they all Gilded's?<br /><br />Going to have to keep my eyes peeled for Bendire's Thrashers next time too. That photo looks very familiar but I had never known of their existence until now.JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614141904786915153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-88353747566715139242017-09-22T05:20:50.038-07:002017-09-22T05:20:50.038-07:00Cool! The weirdest thing I have ever found is a me...Cool! The weirdest thing I have ever found is a meth lab. Did you look through the binoculars? I am betting they would have showed you some life-affirming (or destroying?) truths.Greg M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17589804703249828778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-81945821622000864492017-09-21T17:42:49.408-07:002017-09-21T17:42:49.408-07:00We should get him to return to the West Coast agai...We should get him to return to the West Coast again and find out.<br /><br />Perhaps with climate change friends will become more abundant in the United States.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-88823918136842776162017-09-21T17:41:36.707-07:002017-09-21T17:41:36.707-07:00Thanks for the input. Agreed on Linanthus...pretty...Thanks for the input. Agreed on Linanthus...pretty similar to L. demissus, though maybe not a perfect fit.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-72822153620066627392017-09-21T06:01:19.638-07:002017-09-21T06:01:19.638-07:00I wonder if Frank appreciates how often his incred...I wonder if Frank appreciates how often his incredible luck is referenced. <br /><br />Hillside of friends is a phrase that will no doubt pop into my head at a future date. Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-42928490053279053842017-09-20T13:38:27.054-07:002017-09-20T13:38:27.054-07:00Your white flower is a species of Linanthus, not s...Your white flower is a species of Linanthus, not sure which one but probably not parryi (that species has markings in the throat). The pretty shrub is a species of Salvia(sage) but a quick glance my plant book didn't show the right species. Your Astragalus (locoweed) looks to be maybe A. lentiginosuslovesplantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611476382248992991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-4803937627720296772017-09-20T11:16:11.626-07:002017-09-20T11:16:11.626-07:00I don't think those flickers have been reporte...I don't think those flickers have been reported for years...am I wrong? Are they still there?<br /><br />It wasn't a phacelia, it has different leaves and was a perennial if I recall correctly. Not that you can see that from my shrunken photo.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-49146432265103079322017-09-20T11:07:08.964-07:002017-09-20T11:07:08.964-07:00also, looks like a (fiddlehead) Phacelia campanula...also, looks like a (fiddlehead) Phacelia campanulariateejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335074877948719203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7172285466289881050.post-83741608995491850012017-09-20T11:04:07.538-07:002017-09-20T11:04:07.538-07:00also GIFL's @ Betty's Kitchen on the Color...also GIFL's @ Betty's Kitchen on the Colorado, outskirts of north Yuma<br />if you are ever near there. teejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335074877948719203noreply@blogger.com