Images Dated 2018 April

Clarks grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony'

Clark's grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony in which they slowly circle breast to breast holding pond weed as nesting material, Lake Hodges, Escondido, California, USA, April

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18 Apr 2018

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Living stone plant (Lithops dorotheae) one of the living stones plants, in cultivation

Living stone plant (Lithops dorotheae) one of the living stones plants, in cultivation. It is in transitional stage, with the old leaves withering and new ones emerging. Native to South Africa

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