Isotoma hypocrateriformis is a plant in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae) producing highly variable white-blue-purple-pink flowers. Also known as Woodbridge Poison, it is suspected of being toxic to stock. The flowers are supported on vertical unbranched stems, which have several short narrow upright leaves. It is found in a variety of habitats in Southwest Australia where it grows in sandy soils around granite. florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7396
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An outbound CTA Green Line 'L' train passes through the Lake Street corridor in the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois.
Nikon D7500, Sigma 18-300, ISO 200, f/11.0, 48mm, 1/500s
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It's still too early for most of the small passerines to show up in my area... nesting sparrows and warblers, for example, require concealment, and they won't find that until the thickets and trees leaf out in early May. Horned Larks, on the other hand, are here for all but the coldest days of winter. As seed and insect eaters, I don't know how they find enough to eat in winter on the northern prairie, but they thrive here.
I saw this one perched on a pile of dirt next to a designated parking area - not really a "natural" perch, but at least not a fence post. It didn't leave when I drove up close and shot out of the passenger side window. It was all fluffed up on a frosty morning in early spring (technically the last day of winter).
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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What are the odds?
Panamint Valley, Death Valley National Park California.
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