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WILD HELIOTROPE By Bonnie Rannald

The bluish-purple flower blooms from March-June on bushy slopes and washes.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

DESERT PAINTBRUSH By Bonnie Rannald

The Desert Paintbrush flowers from April-August and grows in dry open soil, usually in sagebrush.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

DESERT LUPINE By Bonnie Rannald

The Desert Lupine grows at higher elevations on rocky slopes.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

WESTERN SERVICEBERRY By Bonnie Rannald

A flowering shrub that blooms from April-July at higher elevations on slopes and in canyons.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

MULE'S EARS By Bonnie Rannald

Flowering from May-June, Mule's Ears grow on open hillsides in moderate elevations in mountainous areas.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

LUPINE AND BUTTERFLY By Bonnie Rannald

The Desert Lupine blossoms attract many different butterflies and bees. .

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

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BALLHEAD GILIA By Bonnie Rannald

Natiave to Great Basin Desert, grows on dry open slopes, flowers from June-September.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

HONEYSUCKLE NECTAR By Bonnie Rannald

The nectar inside the bloom of a honeysuckle flower, taken with a Nikon D90 and 105mm 2.8 macro lens.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

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HONEYSUCKLE PISTIL By Bonnie Rannald

A close-up view with a Nikon D90 and 105mm 2.8 macro lens reveals the pistil of a honeysuckle bloom.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

HONEYSUCKLE STAMEN By Bonnie Rannald

A close-up view with a Nikon D90 and 105mm 2.8 macro lens reveals the pistil of a honeysuckle bloom.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

HONEYSUCKLE MACRO By Bonnie Rannald

A Nikon D90 with a Nikon 105mm 2.8 macro lens reveals the secret life of a honeysuckle bloom.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

HONEYSUCKLE BLOOMS By Bonnie Rannald

Honeysuckle blooms along a fence at Walker Lake, Nevada.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

LADY BEETLE PUPA

Lady Beetle pupa attached to an Apricot Mallow will develop into an adult lady beetle.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

LADY BEETLE LARVAE

Lady Beetle larvae taking on the colors of an adult lady beetle.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

LADY BEETLE LARVAE

Lady Beetle larvae are small alligator-like insects with elongated soft bodies, six legs and no wings.

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

LADY BEETLE Harmonia axyridis

The adult Lady Beetle or Lady Bug. For more on the life cycle of the Lady Beetle, please visit my blog at: www.bonnierannald.blogspot.c om/

Uploaded on Jun 18, 2010

"At Storm's Gate" By Bonnie Rannald

A photo shoot of Lake Tahoe in April shows the different moods of the lake. To view the...

Uploaded on Apr 11, 2010