A well-camoflaged Coast Horned Lizard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_horned_lizard
Camouflaged
In the backcountry of California's Henry Coe State Park, I caught this remarkably camouflaged Coast Horned Lizard. (April 30, 2016. Nikon D5000, 1/640s @ f/9, 85 mm, ISO 200.)
Butterfly Mariposa Lily
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus_venustus
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Variable checkerspot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_checkerspot
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Bear Mountain Spring
Outcrop off Bear Spring Road, just north of Mississippi Lake