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  • Close-up detail of the western fairy slipper orchid. Like its counterpart - the eastern fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana), the western fairly slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis) is an incredibly unusual and beautiful native orchid is one of the first to bloom in the mountainous areas with rich soils and undisturbed evergreen forests. Historically, the corms (similar to a bulb) were eaten as an occasional food source for Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest. This one was photographed along the shore of Lake Wenatchee in Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Western Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbo..lis)
  • A western fairy-slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis) photographed by Lake Wenatchee in the Cascades Mountains in Washington. First time I've seen this one!
    Western Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbo..lis)
  • A great find in the Olympic Mountains below hurricane ridge near Port Angeles, Washington! A western spotted orchid (forma intermedia) lacks the normal purplish coloration and instead has a yellowish-tan overall coloration. This terrestrial orchid is one of several members of the Corallorrhiza genus found commonly throughout most of North America, found in rich, undisturbed forests.
    Western Spotted Coralroot (Corallorh..dia)
  • Full view of the western fairy slipper orchid (including single leaf) that has just passed it's peak, and the fading pink becomes almost white. This one was found where evergreen forest opened in to pine forest on a mountain slope in Chelan County, Washington.
    Western Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbo..lis)
  • This wonderful alpine wildflower and member of the buttercup family is found at very high elevations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta, and only shows itself in summer when the snow finally melts, preferring wet, gravelly soils, common at such altitudes. When pollinated, the the seedpods resemble large green furry mops turned upside down, where brisk alpine winds will disperse the seeds ensuring the next generation.
    Western Pasqueflower
  • One of the more common lizards of the West Coast of North America, this one was found in its northernmost part of its range in Central Washington, by the bank of the Tieton River on a chilly late spring morning.
    Western Fence Lizard
  • A wild northwestern ringneck snake posed in an antelope bitterbrush shrub solely for this photograph. This fast, secretive, nocturnal and beautiful small predator is a subspecies of the ringneck snake found all over North America. Unlike most other subspecies, instead of the normal black background, these group has a blue-gray color variation with the typical striking bright orange belly and neck ring. Notice the curled tail, which serves as a "warning flag" - a common threat display warning a bigger predator (me in this case) that it is toxic to eat, which is entirely a bluff.
    Northwestern Ringneck Snake
  • Close-up detail of a northwestern ringneck snake in Cowiche Canyon, WA. Normally a moist forest-loving species, I was very surprised to find this slightly venomous, rear-fanged colubrid under a rock in the sagebrush desert next to Cowiche Creek.
    Northwestern Ringneck Snake
  • A Florida favorite! A brown pelican in winter plumage flying over Eagle Harbor on the St. Joseph Peninsula on the Gulf Coast.
    Brown Pelican
  • The unique buttonbush is a common small tree growing in the Everglades. This one was seen in the Fakahatchee Strand.
    Buttonbush
  • A pair of western fairy slipper orchids near the shore of Lake Cle Elum on the eastern side of Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Western Fairy-Slippers
  • A pair of western fairy slipper orchids near the shore of Lake Cle Elum on the eastern side of Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Western Fairy-Slippers
  • A pair of western fairy slipper orchids near the shore of Lake Cle Elum on the eastern side of Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Western Fairy-Slippers
  • A western fairy slipper orchid peeks out of the forest foliage near the shore of Lake Cle Elum on the eastern side of Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Western Fairy-Slipper
  • A pair of western fairy slipper orchids near the shore of Lake Cle Elum on the eastern side of Washington's Cascade Mountains. Each plant has one leaf, typical of many species in the the tribe: Calypsoeae.
    Western Fairy-Slippers
  • A brown pelican on Sanibel Island is caught with its mouth open just before lunging headfirst into the water where it was scooping out the trapped baitfish.
    Brown Pelican