We saw very few of the Cardon in flower--it is the beginning of their flowering period. Like some other white flowers, they open in late afternoon through midday of the next day.

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Near the base of the Sierra de San Francisco (another story).
Baja California, Mexico

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This is to show that not all of northern Baja is desert. This scene was at the edge of a creek, which is probably dry much of the year.
Near Catavina, Baja California Norte.

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I thought these hollow sacs were seedpods, but according to Baja California Plant Field Guide by Norman C. Roberts, they are from "a tiny bract that enlarges... at maturity."

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The American Oystercatchers at Bahia de Los Angeles were more tolerant of people nearby than the Black Oystercatchers we are familiar with in California. That is something that impressed me about some other bird species in Baja (including Turkey Vultures) many years ago.

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