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I quickly fell in love with the sight of wild buckwheats in the Okanagan, like this parsnipflower buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides).

#plant #buckwheat #eriogonum #flower #nativeplants #bcparks #okanagan #inaturalist #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up photo of wild buckwheat, with clusters of reddish little closed flowers sprouting from a loose rosette of hairy green leaves.

A charming yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) spotted from the road.

#marmot #marmota #mammal #rodent #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada

A large, yellowish-brown marmot sitting on a rock, turning mostly to face the camera, with a white patch on its nose.

Some charming little Lithophragma leaves, also called "woodland stars."

#plant #lithophragma #bcparks #okanagan #inaturalist #britishcolumbia #canada #plantphotography #macro

A close-up photo of a small plant with hairy leaves. Each stem fans out into three large leaves, each individually subdivided into three leaflets.

A cute little plant from the Okanagan, Hemizonella minima.

#hemizonella #plantphotography #plant #macro #inaturalist #bcparks #britishcolumbia #okanagan #canada

A close-up photo of a tiny plant, with rosettes of thick, hairy leaves and tiny yellow flowers starting to bud.

Another tiny cute plant from the Okanagan, Hemizonella minima (opposite-leaved tarweed).

#plant #flower #hemizonella #macrophotography #plantphotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada

A very close-up photo of a tiny plant, consisting of a rosette of pale green leaves with a thick coat of white hairs, and a tiny yellow flower at the peak.

I came across quite a few of these charming little flowers in the Okanagan. These are Collinsia parviflora, the small-flowered blue-eyed Mary.

#flower #plant #collinsia #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up photo of a tiny plant with reddish stems, long paddle-shaped green leaves, and tiny bluish-white flowers contained in reddish-pink bracts.

A cool beetle, probably Ptomister!

#ptomister #beetle #insect #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up photo of a black beetle with a glossy, reflective carapace, a small flat head, stubby and round-tipped antennae, and large shovel-like mandibles.

Some plump little tufts of Sedum (stonecrop) up on a mountain in the Okanagan.

#sedum #stonecrop #plant #macro #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #plantphotography #okanagan #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up photo of rosettes of plump, pinkish plant leaves that fade to pale green at their base. The plants are growing on lichenous, greyish soil.

Another extreme close-up of one of my best friend plants, Selaginella! This is Selaginella scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Spikemoss), which was a new species for me this year.

#selaginella #lycophyte #plant #plantphotography #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a plant that grows in stalks covered in thick triangular scales with tiny white hairs at the tips. The scales range from rusty-reddish-brown to green.

I love finding these weird cool little ant-loving beetles (Pselaphinae).

#insect #beetle #pselaphinae #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada #macrophotography #naturephotography

An extremely close-up photo of a little beetle with a black rear, a shiny read upper abdomen, and a reddish thorax and head, with moderately long antennae. It is walking around on decayed wood.

One of many beetles we saw in the Okanagan, this one is probably Liotrichus umbripennis.

#liotrichus #beetle #insect #arthropod #invertebrate #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A close-up, top-down photo of a black beetle with goldish blotches on its elytra, and some tiny hairs on its carapace.

Not the best photos, but I was very excited to find this Sminthurinus quadrimaculatus in the field!

#springtail #arthropod #sminthurinus #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #naturephotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extremely close top-down view of a cute round little black springtail with two white spots on its body and some white on its head.

An extremely close side view of a cute round little black springtail with two white spots on its body and some white on its head.

I was surprised and delighted to find this unexpected Tetrix ornata (Ornate Grouse Locust) back in May.

#grasshopper #locust #orthopteran #tetrix #macro #insect #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A top-down, close-up view of a squat, robust grasshopper sitting in dirt. It is dark, orange, and rusty-red.

I got up close and personal with Thalictrum occidentale (the Western meadow-rue).

#flower #plant #macro #macrophotography #inaturalist #bcparks #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a meadow-rue flower, with many white-fuzzed pink structures growing from pale green bulbs in the middle of the flower. It is a very small flower.

Look how tiny!

#snail #stylommatophora #gastropod #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up photo of a tiny snail with a translucent orange shell crawling across reddish wood. The snail's eyestalks are out, and it is turning around in its movement. There is a large human finger to the left, providing a sense of the snail's small scale.

A tiny snail. No idea what kind, except that it's very cute! Love these things.

#snail #stylommatophora #gastropod #invertebrate #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up photo of a tiny snail with a translucent orange shell crawling across reddish wood. The snail's eyestalks are out.

Another nice little stand of Cladonia in the Okanagan.

#lichen #cladonia #okanagan #bcparks #inaturalist #macro #macrophotography #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a stand of mint-green lichen trumpets, rising from a substrate of pebbles and moss.

Cladonia is such an incredibly diverse and fascinating genus of lichen.

#cladonia #lichen #macro #macrophotography #bcparks #inaturalist #nature #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extreme close-up of a tiny stand of lichen. The lichen is growing in minty-green, knobbly stalks capped with smooth, shiny, bulbous brown caps.

Didn't find a lot of springtails in the Okanagan last spring, so this Bourletiella hortensis (garden springtail) was quite exciting! Photographing on white trays is still challenging for me.

#springtail #collembola #bourletiella #arthropod #invertebrate #bcparks #macro #inaturalist #macrophotography #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

An extremely close photo of a tiny springtail, a round-bodied six-legged arthropod, walking across a flat white surface.

A mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) spotted from the truck in the Okanagan!

#deer #odocoileus #bcparks #inaturalist #okanagan #similkameen #britishcolumbia #canada

A photo of a mule deer, with the beginning stubs of antlers, standing on a steep, arid hill and looking directly at the camera. A small purple-flowered bush grows in the background.

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