distract predators from snapping at their heads.
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Mariposa Arroyo, Hicks Road, San Jose, CA March 2022 |
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| CA poppies responding to the morning sun. |
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| Bright gold poppies' pollen attracts various insects. |
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| Above the cliff face, a whirl of wings. |
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| Male Anna's Hummingbird spring-flower nectar sipping. |
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| Tiny blue butterfly nectar sipping on "popcorn" flowers. |
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| Bright colored Field Crescent. It's lower wings snipped off by predators. |
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| Butterflies rotate their lower wings to distract predators from snapping at their heads. |
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| Wild bees very active collecting nectar from Mtn Mahogany blossoms. |
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| Difficult to photograph such a tiny star-shaped flower. |
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| Mtn Mahogany blossoms a rich source of nectar in early spring. |
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| Varigated Checkerspot nectar sipping Mtn Mahogany blossoms. |
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| Tiny Green Hairstreak, an early spring flyer. |
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| Mylitta Crescent foraging on Mtn Mahogany. |
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| Common Ringlet on "popcorn" flowers. |
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| A seedpod from one of last year's Silvery Blowflower. |
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