RHH's photos with the keyword: pubescens

These Screwbean Mesquite pods were photographed at the Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge on the south end of the Salton Sea in southern California.

We saw and photographed these Yellow Lady's Slippers along the Lake Huron shore as we toured that area a few weeks ago.

Photographed along the upper Lake Huron Shore, the Yellow Lady's Slippers are a different variety that we see in the west. It was nice to find them as we made our way from the thumb to the bridge.

These are Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens, the Large Yellow Lady's Slipper. They were photographed near Rockport, Michigan.

We were not looking for orchids but found these Lady's Slippers along Michigan's Lake Huron shore when we were there recently.

While touring the Lake Huron shore of Michigan we found Yellow Lady's Slippers in bloom. They are the same species that grows in Washington but are much more common in Michigan.

We found these Yellow Lady's Slipper while exploring the Lake Huron shoreline of Michigan. They seemed to be quite common there.

These Yellow Lady's Slippers were photographed along the Lake Huron shore while touring there with one of our sons and his wife.

This Yellow Lady's Slipper we found and photographed along the Lake Huron shoreline while touring there recently. Notice the crab spider on the top of the pouch.

A few days ago I posted photos of a Hairy Woodpecker which looks very similar to this Downy Woodpecker. If compared, however, there are some obvious differences, the size (not evident in the photos) and the much shorter bill. The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest Woodpecker in North America and is not much larger than a small finch. It is half the size of a Hairy Woodpecker and is very common all across the continent. This is the male. The female does not have the red "cap".

The Downy Woodpecker is the smallest North American Woodpecker and its small size and shorter bill distinguish it from its look-alike, the Hairy Woodpecker.

This male Downy Woodpecker can be told from the female by the red "cap" and can be distinguished from its look-alike, the Hairy Woodpecker by its short bill and small size. It is the smallest North American Woodpecker and is about the size of a Goldfinch.

This is our smallest Woodpecker. They come regularly to our suet feeders and this one has bit off a bit more than he can chew. I say, "he," because this is clearly the male of the species. The female lacks the red cap.

This is a male Downy Woodpecker, the smallest North American Woodpecker and a common bird at our feeders.

This is a male Downy Woodpecker on the rails of our back porch. He and the Mrs. come regularly to our feeders.

Photographed in Aman Park in western Michigan, this is the Yellow Violet, Viola pubescens. We saw three of four species of violets blooming in the park when we hiked there.

This is a female Downy Woodpecker, the smallest of our native woodpeckers. Her lack of coloring on the back of her head identifies her as a female. She is perched on one of the railings of our back porch.

This is the female. The male has a small red "cap" at the back of his head. Photographed in a neighbor's garden.