Wildness Unbidden


All of these photos were taken in the yard or within 100 feet on the hillside...

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4 of the 5 owls in our apricot tree, 2009






Field Bindweed


Dandelion



Milkweed

Arrowleaf Balsamroot

Sego Lily

Penstemon

Wild Sunflower

Chicory

Fireweed

Goatsbeard
Just a few of the 40+ quail that chose our driveway for a feeding ground.

Turkey vultures in our trees
Robins in the dead of winter...

Mothmullein
Wild Geranium
Mimosa Tree that just "appeared" in our yard
Mrs. Painted Lady on Zinnia

Pheasant going after discarded squash shells