Californian Collection (#36)

Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
People walking amongst masses of Californian Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in South California

Mentzelia pectinata
San Joaquin blazingstar (Mentzelia pectinata) flowering on the slopes of The Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain in California

Pipestem Clematis (Clematis lasiantha) flowering in California

Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri
Coulters goldfields (Lasthenia glabrata ssp. coulteri) flowering at Soda Lake, also known as Alkali Lake, in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm in Southern California. This is one of the largest wind farms in the world

Chinese Houses (Collinsia heterophylla), also known as Innocence, flowering in Chaparral, California

Shell Creek, California
Valley Oak (Quercus) in meadow of Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) and Goldfields (Lasthenia californica), flowering in Spring at Shell Creek near San Luis Obispo in South California

Cattle in California
Cattle grazing on grassland, mainly California Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Wildflowers, California
Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) and Goldfields (Lasthenia californica) flowering in Spring at Shell Creek near San Luis Obispo in California

Hillside Daisy (Monolopia lanceolata)
Hills covered with Hillside Daisy (Monolopia lanceolata) in Spring at Cottonwood Canyon, near Cuyama, southern California

Oil pump in California
Nodding Donkey Oil pumps in an oilfield on the slopes of The Temblor Range, near Taft in California

California Aqueduct irrigation canal in Antelope Valley, southern California

Gillies Canyon, California
Masses of Spring wildflowers, including Owl Clover and Californian Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) growing in Gillies Canyon, near San Luis Obispo in California

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) flowering at Shell Creek near San Luis Obispo in California

Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa) flowering on the Carrizo Plain in Spring, California

Arroyo Lupines (Lupinus succulentus)
Masses of Arroyo Lupines (Lupinus succulentus) flowering on the edge of the Carrizo Plain in California

Thistle Sage (Salvia carduacea) flowering at Shell Creek near San Luis Obispo in California

Lupinus albifrons and Haplopappus sp
Tree lupines (Lupinus albifrons) and Narrowleaf goldenbush (Haplopappus linearifolius) flowering in Gillies Canyon, near San Luis Obispo, California

Californian Poppies (Eschscholzia)
Masses of Californian Poppies (Eschscholzia californica) flowering at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in South California

The Temblor Range, California
Hillside Daisy (Monolopia lanceolata) and Phacelia flowering on the slopes of The Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain in California

Monarch butterflies overwintering in tree
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) overwintering in a tree. This butterfly is native to the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, and is found in other locations as well

California Aqueduct, USA
California Aqueduct, California, USA. This part of the aqueduct is seen from a road bridge near Altamont, California. The aqueduct is 715 kilometres long, and was built as an irrigation canal

Blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)
Giant blazing star (Mentzelia laevicaulis) in flower. Photographed in northern California, USA

Leopard lily (Lilium pardalinum) flowers. Photographed on Mount Eddy, Klamath Mountains, northern California, USA

Cobra lily (Darlingtonia californica) insectivorous pitcher plant. Photographed in the Klamath mountains, northern California, USA

Princes pine (Lilium pardalinum)
Princes pine (Chimaphila umbellata) in flower. Photographed in California, USA

Cobra lilies (Darlingtonia californica). These are insectivorous pitcher plants. Photographed in the Klamath mountains, northern California, USA

Giant helleborine (Epipactis gigantea) orchid flowers. Photographed in Klamath, northern California, USA

Solar power plant, California, USA. There are nine solar power plants located in Californias Mojave desert, USA, collectively called solar energy generating systems (SEGS)

Palm leaf. Close-up of the leaf of a California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera), showing the many green fronds. This palm is native to the desert oases of California and Arizona, in the USA

Erythronium californicum
Californian fawn lily (Erythronium californicum) flowers. Photographed in California

Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) underwater. Giant kelp is the largest of the Pacific kelps and can grow more than 45 centimetres per day. It is usually found in large beds or forests

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) three adults, collective feeding on water at dusk, Bodega Bay, California, U.S.A

Cattle grazing flowery grassland, mainly Goldfields, in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
ROG-13921 Cattle grazing flowery grassland, mainly Goldfields, in the Carrizo Plain National Monument California. USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cattle - grazing among hillsides covered with Hillside Daisy Monolopia lanceolata in spring; Cottonwood Canyon
ROG-13910 Cattle - grazing among hillsides covered with Hillside Daisy Monolopia lanceolata in spring Cottonwood Canyon, near Cuyama, southern California

California Aqueduct irrigation canal in Antelope Valley, southern California
ROG-13933 California Aqueduct irrigation canal in Antelope Valley southern California. USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spectacular masses of spring wildflowers, mainly Hillside Daisy and Phacelia, covering the slopes of The Temblor Range
ROG-13915 Spectacular masses of spring wildflowers, mainly Hillside Daisy and Phacelia, covering the slopes of The Temblor Range Carrizo Plain, California

Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine, Ryan
Baby Gauge Railway at widow Borax mine at Ryan, Death Valley, California

A gold mining scene near Mojave, California Date: C. 1908

Main street Bridgeport, California, Early Frashers PC. car

Inhabitants of California - a region inhabited by more than 70 distinct groups of Native Americans. Large, settled populations lived on the coast and hunted sea mammals, fished for salmon

Santa Monica Yacht Harbour, Southern California, USA

Two species of Giant Cactus - California, United States

Veterans Riot at Washington
The Bonus Amy besieging the Capitol: an all night wait by Californian veterans to impress upon Congress the urgency of their demands

San Francisco - Ferryboat entering the Ferry Slip
San Francisco, California - Ferryboat entering the Ferry Slip

Californian style living room
A before and after illustration showing how the 1950s lady can transform her boring old orthodox British living room into a modern, relaxed and light-filled Californian style lounge

Vineyard in California, 1888
Illustration showing a female worker harvesting grapes in a Southern Californian Vineyard, 1888

Arrival of Californian gold and Mexican dollars at the Bank
An image showing Californian gold and Mexican dollars arriving at the Bank of England. Transported to London from the coast by South Coast Railway

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