Wild Landscapes

Kern, Tulare, and Inyo Counties offer spectacular vistas. Major biomes offer an amazing diversity of landscapes. I share some of those with you here. 

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Natural Artwork

 

25 July 2003

 

deer

 fish  

arrowhead

Interpretations of Nature

The hand of man

9 June 2003

The hand of God - Kern River Preserve - 19 March 2003

Seeing the forest through the trees in the McNally Burn

13 May 2003

The Forest

If a tree falls in the woods does anyone hear it?

Lodgepole Pines overtake another meadow

Wildflowers

Kelso Creek Monkeyflower - Kelso Valley Rd. - 25 March 2003

Pygmy Poppy - Kelso Valley Rd. - 25 March 2003

Pygmy Poppy, Desert Star, and Biglow's Monkeyflower.

Kelso Valley Rd. - 30 March 2003

Jawbone Canyon Rd. - east slope of Piute Mountains - 25 March 2003

Above Kernville near power plant flume

- 27 March 2003

Jawbone Canyon Rd. - east slope of Piute Mountains - 25 March 2003

Kern River Preserve - 19 March 2003

Sierra Shooting Stars in Paloma Meadow, Tulare County 3 June 2003

Poppies, popcorn flower, miniature lupine, and gilia.

Jawbone Canyon Rd. as it ascends the Piutes - 30 March 2003

A sea of lupine looking onto hills of poppies, coreopsis, and baby blue eyes.

Jawbone Canyon Rd. as it ascends the Piutes - 30 March 2003

Poppies, popcorn flower, miniature lupine, and gilia.

Jawbone Canyon Rd. as it ascends the Piutes - 30 March 2003

Jawbone Canyon Rd. - 25 March 2003

Jawbone Canyon Rd. - east slope of Piute Mountains - 25 March 2003

Owl's Clover - Lake Isabella - 8 Mar 2003

Short Canyon - NW Mojave Desert - 8 March 2003

Long Valley - Weldon - 7 March 2003

Bird Springs Pass off of Kelso Valley Rd. - 28 February 2003

Bena Road, east of Bakersfield - 9 March 2003

Hwy 223 & Hwy 58, east of Bakersfield - 9 March 2003

Kern Canyon - 9 March 2003

Hillsides in Bloom - Kern Canyon - 3 May 2003

Painted Hillsides - Kern Canyon - Kern County - 3 May 2003

Bena Road, east of Bakersfield - 9 March 2003

 

Common Monkeyflower, Hansen's Larkspur, and Tinctureplant line the hillside along Sherman Pass Road, Tulare County

3 June 2003

Lupines, Coreopsis, and Joshua Trees - Nine Mile Canyon Road, Inyo County

14 May 2003

Lupines and Coreopsis - Nine Mile Canyon Road, Inyo County

14 May 2003

The Trees

and miles to go before I sleep... Western Juniper

14 May 2003

Joshua Tree Woodland - Walker Pass - 11 March 2003

Caliente Rd. off Hwy 58 - 9 March 2003

Sunsets

Sunset from Sherman Pass

13 May 2003

Sunset bleeds pink and red over the Kern Plateau

4 June 2003

Sunset over Big Meadow, Tulare County

3 June 2003

Sunset from Walker's Pass - 

14 May 2003

Moonbeams

Moonrise over the Kern Plateau from Cherry Hill Road

15 April 2003

Moonrise above Walker's Pass 

14 May 2003

 

Mountains

Schaeffer Mountain

10 June 2003

Piute Cypress Botanical area, Sequoia National Forest, Kern County

The Whitney Chain and the Needles from the McNally burn, Tulare County

3 June 2003

Kern River Preserve

Kern River Preserve - 19 March 2003

Kern River Preserve

 19 March 2003

Riparian Forest - Kern River Preserve - 19 March 2003

Kern Valley

Rainbow over my backyard - Mountain Mesa, CA - 4 May 2003

Looking downstream CaneBrake Ecological Reserve -  4 May 2003

Godshine at the Kern River Preserve - 3 May 2003

Clouds over CaneBrake Ecological Reserve -  4 May 2003

Ceanothus, Flannel Bush in bloom. Whiskey Flat Trail - Kernville, CA - 1 May 2003

Ceanothus in bloom

Whiskey Flat Trail - Kernville, CA - 1 May 2003

Kelso Valley

Miniature Lupine and Owls Clover looking toward Nickel Peak. Kelso Valley Rd. - 30 March 2003

Kelso Valley Road - 25 March 2003

Kelso Valley Rd. - 25 March 2003

Kelso Valley Rd. - 25 March 2003

Ferdinanda - Jawbone Canyon Rd. - 25 March 2003

Water

Waterfall, Kern County

31 May 2003

South Falls

 - Tulare County, CA - 1 May 2003

The upper Kern River rages at McNally's, Tulare County

31 May 2003

Meadows

The forest still lives in Kangaroo Meadow, Tulare County

24 May 2003

Big Meadow the name fits, Tulare County

31 May 2003

Rodeo Flat - Sequoia National Forest, Tulare County

14 May 2003

Storms

Prickly Poppies as a thunderstorm rages over the Kern Plateau, Tulare County

3 June 2003

 

 

Snow

Snow Dusting in the McNally Burn from Cherry Hill Road

15 April 2003

Snow - Jelly Rolls

Beech Meadow Rd. - Sequoia NF, Tulare County - 5 May 2003

 



 

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A series of simple checklists for use in the field



Kern River Preserve - official website of Audubon California's 1127-acre sanctuary.

Kern National Wildlife Refuge -  website with information on the southernmost  Great Valley refuge.

Pixley National Wildlife Refuge -  website for the Tulare County home to 6,000 wintering Sandhill Cranes

Nature Ali websites - keeping you informed about the past, present, and future of the natural environment in Kern County and beyond.

VALLEY WILD - Kern Valley Festivals, birding, and events.  A supplement to the Kern River Preserve website.

AUDUBON CALIFORNIA - All of the information on California Audubon sanctuaries, centers, chapters. Birding tips and information.

KERN AUDUBON SOCIETY - information on birding and conservation in Kern County. Working to conserve air, water, wildlife, and open space in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California

Buena Vista Group of Sierra Club - the Bakersfield group of the Kern Kaweah Chapter of the Sierra Club


Wildflower Pages

February Wildflowers - Early March Wildflowers - Late March Wildflowers - Early April Wildflowers - Late April Wildflowers - Early May Wildflowers - Late May Wildflowers - Early June Wildflowers - Late June Wildflowers - Early July Wildflowers- Late July Wildflowers - August Wildflowers - September Wildflowers - Latest Wildflowers


Places

Summer 2003 Thunderstorms - Piute Mountains - Stony Meadow - Brush Creek Overlook - Mushrooms

Kern County Spring Landscapes


Kern - Inyo - Tulare Wildflower Reports: 2003 Season Wildflower Reports


For California Wildflower reports visit:

Carol Leigh's California Wildflower Hotsheet

Theodore Payne Foundation Wildflower Hotline

For help in identifying California Wildflowers visit:

CalPhotos Plants

California Academy of Science Wildflower Online Encyclopedia

Photographs of Chaparral, Desert, and Mountain Wildflowers

The Jepson Manual Higher Plants of California


Habitats

Chaparral     Great Basin Desert   Valley Grassland    Mojave Desert    Sierran Forest


Plants

Trees of Kern County   Ferns of Kern County   Wildflower Photos     Flora of the Kern River Preserve


WILDLIFE


INSECTS

2003 Photos of Insects

Dragonflies of Kern County, California        

Butterflies of Kern County, California    

Butterflies of the Kern River Valley      

North Fork Butterfly Count


BIRDS

Bird Reports

Field Guide to Birds of Kern County

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Green Heron

Lark Sparrow

WHERE TO BIRD - Top Birding spots around Kern County

Rare Bird Photos - Kern Specialties

Backyard Bird and other interesting creature/plant photos

CHECKLISTS - to Kern County Birds

Kern County Bird Checklist

Checklist Birds of Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area

Birds of the Kern National Wildlife Refuge

Checklist of Birds of the Kern River Parkway

Birds Of Pin Oak Park

Endangered and Sensitive Species of Kern County

OTHER bird articles

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

Summer Tanager

Summer Tanagers on the Kern by Terri Gallion

Hummingbird Identification

Rivers of Birds 


FISH


Herps

Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians     KRV Amphibians    Checklist of KRV Amphibians & Reptiles    Southwestern Pond Turtle        Kern River Valley Amphibians and Reptiles


MAMMALS

Status and Distribution of Kern Mammals       Kern County Mammals - a photo checklist

Mammals of the Kern River Watershed by John Harris     Mammals of Kern National Wildlife Refuge      Kern River Preserve Mammal Checklist    Rodents

 

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