Identificaciones de njjturner

Large stands on lower slopes along roadside. Colors ranging from normal orange to yellow and reddish. Treating these as I understand as all variations on D. longiflorus.

In native landscape plantings, new natural area park.

Many foraging on native plantings; Dedication day for the new park.
This one on Eriogonum fasciculatum.

On flowers of Verbesina encelioides, in new planting area.

Clarkia bottae also seems a candidate. Features favoring dudleyana: 1) similar length of outer and inner anthers; 2) lack of red flecks on petals; 3) purple color of sepals

perhaps a cultivated variety?

Circling around, not landing, nest to one citrus shrub.

A nearly spotless individual, but thorax markings lean to this one.

Along the riparian restoration on east side road.

In position on CA Poppy flower; front native garden.

One or two visiting native plantings, front yard.

Western Fence Lizard, 042812 , Bommer Canyon

One in the park, and flying across street to the east.