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Pale Swallowtail “Papilio eurymedon”   Wingspan approximately 3″  Found throughout Or and Wa and in my yard on a butterfly bush.  Photo:  Near Rainier, Or 7/22/2009

American Egret  ”Ardea alba” White feathers and blackish legs and feet.  Length 39″, wingspan 51″ and weight of 1.9 pounds.  They are found throughout the U.S. and mostly in open water.  Photo:  Malheur Refuge in S.E. OR 7/02/2009

• Cascade Dowingia “Dowingia yina” Bluebell Family (Campanulaceae).   Annual, Plant growing in a mass and 1-4″ tall, flowers are 1/3″ across, blue with yellow spots surrounded by white patches. Blooms in late spring and early summer in conspicuously wet areas in localized areas in Or & Wa.  Photo: Foothills of Steens Mt in S.E Or  7/5/2009.      

Three-leaf Lewisia “Lewisia triphylla” Purslane Family (Portulacaceae) Perennial, plant 1-4″ tall, leaves fleshy & 2.5″ long, flowers small & white with pink pencil lines, early summer in damp meadows in Cascades of Or. & Wa. & the Blue Mtns,  This tiny jewell is the only Lewisia without a rosette of leaves.

Photo:  Mt. Emily near LaGrande, Or.  7/26/07   ©  2007  mkellar

Tolmie’s Pussy Ears “Calochortus tolmiei” Lily Family (Liliaceae) Perennial bulb, plant 4-12″ tall, flowers white to lavender with purple stains at the base, petals hairy including tips.  Early Spring, meadows in Western & N.E. Or.

Photo:  Upper Table Rock near Medford, Or. 4/18/2008  © 2008 mkellar

Sticky Geranium “Geranium viscossissimum” Geranium Family (Geraniaceae).  Perennial, plant 1-3ft tall and sticky to touch, flowers pink to rose and 1-1.5″ diameter.  Eastern Or. & Wa.

Photo:  Zumwalt Prairie in N.E. Or. 6/7/05  ©  2005  mkellar

Clouded Sulfur Butterfly “Colias philodice” nectaring on Spreading Dogbane “Apocynum androsaemifolium” Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), Perennial, plant 8-24″ tall, flowers 1/4″ bell shaped pink to white, dry shaded areas, widespread other than coastal areas.  Dogbane tends to be weedy, but butterflies find it very attractive.  Photo:  Near Stein’s Pillar N.E. of Prineville, Or.  7/10/07

Big-Pod Mariposa Lily – “Calochortus eurycarpus” grows in Eastern Oregon.  Flowers 2″ across and they bloom in early summer. The color has always reminded me of spumoni ice cream. The bulbs are edible but the flowers are much too pretty to be tempting.

Photo: Big Summit Meadow N.E. of Prineville 6/26/07   © 2007 mkellar

Green Banded Mariposa Lily “Calochortus macrocarpus” Lily Family (Liliaceae). Perennial, Scaly bulb, 8-18″ tall, large showy flowers with a green band on the underside of the petals. Single grass-like leaf that does not persist.  Dry open prairie in Eastern Or. & Wa.

Photo: Near Madras, Or. 7/10/07 © 2007 mkellar

Olive-sided Flycatcher “Contopus cooperi”  Length 7.5″, wing span 13″ and weight 1.1oz  ,Salem, Or  7/01/2007