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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) Saguaro National Park • Tucson Mountain District, Arizona, United States.
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Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/4.0 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)
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)
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)
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).
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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)
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)
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)
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...
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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...
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...
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.
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