April 26, 2022 – Today we had another visit to Yellow Island Nature Preserve to see the wildflowers in full bloom including fawn lilies, chocolate lilies, death camas, blue camas, buttercups, harsh paintbrush, blue eyed Marys, broadleaf stonecrop, prickly pear cactus and many more.
Cormorants on Low Island
Black oystercatcher and goose on Low Island
Caretakers cabin on Yellow Island
David and Skye in a field of buttercups on Yellow Island
Buttercups
Broadleaf stonecrop
Broadleaf stonecrop
Shooting stars
Harsh paintbrush
Blue camas
Wildflowers on Yellow Island
Chocolate lilies
Chocolate lilies
Chocolate lilies
Miners lettuce
Fawn lily
Blue eyed Marys
Blue eyed Marys
Broadleaf stonecrop
Bald eagle on the rocks by Yellow Island
Bald eagle in the tree above us on Yellow Island
Ladybug on blue eyed Marys
Wildflowers on Yellow Island
Red Harsh paintbrush
Our passengers exploring Yellow Island
Sailboat “Peniel”
Looking west towards Sentinel Island
Bald eagle on Shirt Tail Reef marker
Sunshine on Yellow Island, rain in the distance
Harbor seal