My Weekly Nature Question is about my asking for help from the blogosphere (and other internet users) to learn about species living in Angeles Forest and to share that learning with others.  I’m really hoping that this turns out to be a viable and meaningful way to share knowledge.

The answer to last week’s bird question turned out to be a Mourning Dove.  As more information is shared, it will appear on the Mourning Dove Forest Life Page where there are already links to more information.

I’d like to extend thanks to:

Linda of the blog A Nature Mom for first identifying the Mourning Dove and Seth of the blog Kloipy Speaks for confirming Linda’s identification.  Thanks also to bloggers from the blogs Juniper Road, Living and Lovin, and 1000 Miles for commenting and providing more information.

This week nobody sent me any links to blog articles.  However, using the search feature in the WordPress Reader, I noticed a post by the blog 1 Year. 365 Species.  The post Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) is a nice short description of the Mourning Dove with a couple of photos.  This post is one in a project by the author to document 365 species in a year–much more ambitious than my goal of 52 this year!

If you notice this post and have written (or decide to write) a post on the Mourning Dove, send me a link and I will add a link to the Mourning Dove Forest Life Page and create a reference page like the one for 1Year. 365 Species to your blog.

This Week’s Question:  What species of plant is this?  I’ve seen this plant with white flowers numerous times on the north side of Mt. Wilson and have enjoyed the splash of color it provides along the trail in the spring time–especially when travelling through burn areas.

April 2012

Above photo taken from the Gabrieleno Trail (between Red Box and Valley Forge).

April 2012

Above photo taken from the Gabrieleno Trail (between Red Box and Valley Forge).

April 2012

Above photo taken from the Gabrieleno Trail (between Red Box and Valley Forge).