Jenny E. Ross / A Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) plantation in the Coachella Valley near the Salton Sea. More than 90 percent of the dates produced in the United States are grown in this region, using Colorado River...
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Daniel Heuclin / Northern Chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater / obesus) male feeding on seed pods. Controlled conditions. Coachella valley, California, June.
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Daniel Heuclin / Northern Chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus) male, Coachella valley, California, USA
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Jenny E. Ross / Male Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata) missing part of his tail, undoubtedly due to an encounter with a predator. He has a short stub where the missing portion of tail is regrowing. V...
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Tim Laman / Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) female perched among honeysuckle flowers, Coachella Valley, California, USA.
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Tim Laman / Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) female, nectaring on Hesperaloe flower (Hesperaloe funifera x Hesperaloe parviflora), Coachella Valley, California, USA. April.
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Tim Laman / Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) male, spreading its wings before taking flight, Coachella Valley, California, USA.
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Tim Laman / Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) male, portrait, showing purple iridescence of head and neck feathers, Coachella Valley, California, USA.
