High Marsh, a vernal pool on Mount Tamalpais #highmarsh #highmarshtrail #mttamalpais #mttam #mttamwatershed #mmwd #marinwater #naturephotography #landscapephotography

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

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Last week on the trail, I found one of my favorite quiet miracles.

These are Pipevine flowers — easy to miss, blooming before the leaves arrive, long before most things wake up.

They’re part of a remarkable relationship that eventually gives rise to the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly.