Natural History Wanderings

In the Moment: Michael Frye’s Landscape Photography Blog has the following report for the Merced River Canyon on 2/28/16

Spring has arrived early this year. It seems the poppies in the Merced River Canyon west of Yosemite liked the warm February weather we’ve been having, and they’ve been appearing in greater numbers over the last two weeks. … we saw some vibrant patches of poppies on the north side of the canyon (opposite Highway 140) a few miles east of Briceberg. Other spots further east were just starting to show tinges of orange, but I expect those areas will become more colorful. It’s shaping up to be a good year for poppies in the canyon, but it’s just getting started, and the flowers are likely to last for several more weeks if the weather cooperates.