Edgewood County Park & Devonshire Canyon, 7/14/02

Identified:

Broad Leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
A purple hued specimen: The entire inflorescence, lateral view, the inflorescence, closeup, and the stem and leaves
A pale specimen: The inflorescence, closeup, then from a different angle and even closer, and then with more inner flower detail
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
Flower, top view
Flower and buds, lateral view
Upper stem and leaves
Lower leaf, top view

Partially identified:

Rock Rose, Cretian? (Cistus sp., creticus?)
Flower, top view, with leaves and finished buds
Entire plant

Unidentified:

Other:

California Quail (Callipepla californica)
Male, frontal view
Male, lateral view
Male, female, and chicks

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