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  1. Greg Shchepanek

    Oceanside Flower: Wild Red Rose

    Wild Red Rose blooming along the ocean shoreline at Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  2. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: New Mexico Thistle

    New Mexico Thistle (Cirsium neomexicanum) Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, United States. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  3. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: Texas Prickly Pear Cactus

    Texas Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia engelmannii) Saguaro National Park • Rincon Mountain District. Arizona, United States. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.2 7.6 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  4. Greg Shchepanek

    Cape Cod Wooden Sandpiper

    Wood carving of a Sandpiper that I purchased at an Antique Bizarre in Cape Cod. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/250 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)
  5. Greg Shchepanek

    Cactus Flower in the Desert

    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)
  6. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: Dune Evening Primrose

    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)
  7. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: Dune Evening Primrose

    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)
  8. Greg Shchepanek

    Your opinion? Desert Flowers: Nevada Gilia

    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)
  9. Greg Shchepanek

    Hedgehog Cactus in Flower

    Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) Saguaro National Park • Tucson Mountain District, Arizona, United States. https://macroderie.com/account/ Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/4.0 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  10. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: Mojave Suncup

    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)
  11. Greg Shchepanek

    National Park Acadia National Park

    Rain Drops on Spruce needles: Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/500 160 Flash (off, did not fire)
  12. Greg Shchepanek

    My First Drop Photo: Mountain Dew Spruce

    Mountain Dew Spruce: Cadillac Mountain • Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/640 160 Flash (off, did not fire)
  13. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flower: Desert Canterbury Bells

    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...
  14. Greg Shchepanek

    Your opinion? Desert Wetland Flower: Yerba Mansa

    Along the spring stream one can find the Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica) in bloom at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.0 4.5 mm 1/2000 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  15. Greg Shchepanek

    Your opinion? Yellow Version: Monkey Flower

    A Desert flower, Common Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Agua Fria National Monument, Arizona, United States. The Monkey Flower can be found all over the world. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  16. Greg Shchepanek

    Desert Flora: Desert Five-Spot Flower

    Desert Five-Spot Flower (Eremalche rotundifolia) Nevada, United States. Beautiful globe flower found in the American Desert. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/1600 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
  17. Greg Shchepanek

    National Park Death Valley National Park

    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...
  18. Greg Shchepanek

    Others Ramsar site no. 347: Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

    My favourite American Desert special place an oasis of springs & wetlands. The NWR is also home to the most endangered fish in the world, Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/endangered-devils-hole-pupfish-breeding-breakthrough/. Ash...
  19. Greg Shchepanek

    Others Ramsar site no. 1888: Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

    Such a very special place and home to the National Audubon Society, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida, United States. My favourite Ramsar Site of Eastern North America is full of amazing creatures and I describe it as an outdoor museum. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) Audubon Corkscrew...
  20. Greg Shchepanek

    National Park Joshua Tree National Park

    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