Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Desert tortoise


Desert tortoise, originally uploaded by andiwolfe.

One of the highlights from collecting today was to spot this Desert Tortoise at one of the population sites for Penstemon albomarginatus.



Mohave Desert


Here's the Mohave Desert habitat where Penstemon albomarginatus and the Desert Tortoise occur.

Penstemon albomarginatus

Penstemon albomarginatus from Clark County, Nevada.


Penstemon albomarginatus


A close up of Penstemon albomarginatus


Penstemon albomarginatus

Another close-up. I shot these last three pics using my twin light macro flash.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't you just LOVE the desert in the springtime?

Bet the air smells wonderful!

Say 'hi' to my ole buddy tortoise -- how are the jackrabbits doing?

see any snakes?