It’s spring! Admire the hound’s tongue, and the rest
Hound's tongue, Mount Diablo. Photo: Tony Iwane.
Welcome spring! It’s that exciting moment of the year when you can do crazy things like balance a raw egg on its end. But the vernal equinox is so much more than a physics trick.
Looking to nature for signs of spring is a beloved sport among Bay Area wildlife enthusiasts. We’ve been scouring Bay Nature’s amazing Flickr group and noticed Bay Area photographer Tony Iwane’s beautiful blooms (below). And we’d love to see what images you’ve been snapping of spring (flowers or otherwise). Please send them to: alison@baynature.org and we’ll post them for others to enjoy.
We’ve been adding your photos to this slideshow, so keep ‘em coming!
CaptionCherry blossoms at Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Orinda. Photo: Tony Iwane.
CaptionCalifornia buckeye, Mount Diable. Photo: Tony Iwane.
CaptionIndian paintbrush, Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Photo: Tony Iwane.
CaptionHound's tongue, Mount Diablo. Photo: Tony Iwane.
CaptionA sprig of valley oak about to break into bloom at Save Mount Diablo's Mangini Ranch, in Concord. Photo: David Ogden.
CaptionHardenbergia comptoniana, a garden plant native to western Australia, and a member of the wisteria family. Photo: Trish Hare.
CaptionPoppies growing in a Franciscan chert formation on the Kirby Cove trail in the Marin Headlands. Photo: Ted Schulze.
CaptionSanicula arctopoides, Footsteps of Spring. Photo: Betsy Livingstone.
CaptionAristolochia californica, Dutchman's Pipevine. Photo: Betsy Livingstone.
CaptionA fairy slipper in bloom at Butano State Park on the Jackson Flat Trail. Photo: Stephen Fletcher.
CaptionA caterpillar perches on a hound's tongue, Portola Redwoods State Park, Peter Creek loop. Photo: Stephen Fletcher.
CaptionA wake-robin at Big Basin State Park, Timms Creek Trail. Photo: Stephen Fletcher.
