One of my all time favourite bird captures is the Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) Salton Sea, California, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/640 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Close up of a cactus flower: Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/5.6 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/7.1 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.0 6.4 mm 1/100 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Nevada Gilia (Gilia brecciarum) at Kelso Sand Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/7.1 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Mojave Suncup (Camissonia brevipes) flowers at Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, United States.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.2 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002).
Canon...
What can I say about Death Valley NP is just WOW! The Hottest place in North America and home to so many exquisite Flora & Fauna...I am most definitely going back & back to this Special Place: Death Valley National Park, California, United States.
Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsals) Mesquite...
american desert
california
death valley national park
deserts of the world
endanger fish
mesquite flat sand dunes
national parks of the us
special place
unique ecosystem
united states
Oh the beauty of the Californian desert and the most special park called Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States. As the name suggest there be lots of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) Endemic in Mojave Desert, US: native and occurs nowhere else.
https://www.nps.gov/jotr/index.htm
I love love the Desert with great fondness and am in my element every time I am there...I cannot wait to get back there. Today's ecosystem to highlight is the American Desert: Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, United States. The hottest place in North America on...