Exploring Nature: Yellow Island Bloom

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Welcome to Exploring Nature, an illustrated blog series that (re)discovers the natural world through art, science, and observation.

Illustration by Erica Sloniker,
Marketing and Visual Communications

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Yellow Island Bloom at Yellow Island Preserve

Thursday, June 25, 2024

Nestled in the western half of the San Juan Islands, a prolific display of wildflower color saturates Yellow Island every year.

This small 11-acre prairie island has been shaped by many human hands since time immemorial, in order to witness my observations today.

Multiple flower species caught my attention as well as the male courtship display of a rufous hummingbird.

There is much to be explored and learned on this tiny island.

All for another day…

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