Nice example of a sand sage prairie with pink plains penstemon (Penstemon ambiguus).
A lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata) taking a rest to pose for us.
Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens), a watchlisted species.
Common nighthawks (Chordeiles minor) were certainly common along the fence posts.
Denise keying out a rare ragweed, Ambrosia linearis.
We were lucky enough to have Triston, a 7 year old ranch-hand, to assist us with dip-netting ponds and diving through mud chasing after leaping leopard frogs. Thanks Triston!
Thanks to Triston’s quick reflexes we catch a Northern leopard frog.
Jodie and Triston searching the wetlands for amphibians and reptiles.
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